essay
Before the Empire of Ghana: pastoralism and the origins of cultural complexity in the Sahel
transformations in africa : essays on africa's later past • London • Published In 1998 • Pages: 71-103
By: MacDonald, Kevin C..
Abstract
This exploration of the hypothesis that social complexity arose among various mobile pastoralists in northern Africa during the Neolithic concentrates on acquisition of cattle, polished stone prestige objects and burial monuments. It includes a summary of the author’s findings at the Zampia Tumulus Field in the Gourma region of Mali.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2021
- Field Date
- 1993
- Coverage Date
- 7000-1500 BP
- Coverage Place
- northern Africa
- Notes
- K. C. MacDonald
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 97027703
- LCSH
- West African Neolithic