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Hunters, gatherers and first farmers in West Africa
hunters, gatherers and first farmers beyond europe: an archaeological survey • [Leicester] • Published In 1977 • Pages: 69-126
By: Shaw, Thurstan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This overview of West Africa from the end of the Pleistocene to the Neolithic includes descriptions of topography, climate, flora, fauna, stone tools, and subsistence practices.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Geography
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- West African Late Stone Age
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 13,000-2000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- West Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- Thurstan Shaw
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79307594
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- West African Late Stone Age