Excavations at Jenné-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana (Inland Niger Delta, Mali) :: the 1981 season
University of California Press • 20 • Published In 1994 • Pages: xxvi, 605
By: McIntosh, Susan Keech, McIntosh, Roderick J., Brill, Robert H., MacDonald, Kevin C., Van Neer, Wim.
Abstract
The Inland Niger Delta (IND) site of Jenné-jeno is one of the longest Iron Age sequences in west Africa (250 B.C.-1400 A.D.), reaching its peak settlement density in 900 A.D. The archaeologists carried out a site survey in 1977 and returned in 1980 to do nine excavations, one each in Hambarketolo and Kaniana, and seven in Jenné-jeno. They uncovered brick walls, pottery, metal artifacts, and burials. They identified four settlement phases: Phase I (250 B.C.-50 A.D.), Phase II (A.D. 50-400), Phase III (A.D. 400-900), and Phase IV (A.D. 900-1400) and classified three ceramic assemblages: Fineware Phase (associated with Phases I/II), Painted Ware Phase (Phase III), and Fine Channeled and Impressed Ware Phase (Phase IV). Although there is evidence of settlement hierarchy and long-distance trade, the data does not indicate any social stratification. The subsistence pattern of hunting, fishing, and the domestication of animals and plants stayed uniform throughout the period. There is evidence of smithing but not smelting.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard;2001
- Field Date
- 1980-1981
- Coverage Date
- 2250-1100 BP (250 B.C.-900 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Inland Niger Delta, Mali
- Notes
- edited by Susan Keech McIntosh
- Background to the 1981 research / Susan Keech McIntosh and Roderick J. McIntosh -- Stratigraphy, features and chronology / Roderick J. McIntosh and Susan Keech McIntosh -- Pottery / Susan Keech McIntosh -- Other ceramic and fired clay artifacts / Susan Keech McIntosh -- Stone, glass and bone / Susan Keech McIntosh -- Chemical analyses of some glasses from Jenné-jeno -- Metals / Susan Keech McIntosh -- Analysis of the mammalian, avian, and reptilian remains / Kevin C. MacDonald -- Analysis of foish remains / Wim Van Neer -- Paleobotanical and human osteological remains / Susan Keech McIntosh -- Conclusion / Susan Keech McIntosh
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-605)
- LCCN
- 94035017
- LCSH
- Iron Age--Africa