Organization and Analysis of Results

Diagnostic Material Attributes

Internal Trade

External Trade

Internal Migration

Sociocultural Trends

Domesticated Animals

Tillage

Diet

Chronologies and Culture Sequences

Bibliographies in Sources

Cultural Participation

Settlement Patterns

Production and Supply

Identification

Reviews and Critiques

Hunting and Trapping

Fishing

Functional/adaptational Interpretations

General Tools

Metallurgy

Mineral Resources

Ornament

Population

Burial Practices and Funerals

Climate

Topography and Geology

Dwellings

Building Interiors and Arrangement

Typologies and Classifications

Location

Ceramic Technology

Utensils

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Visual Arts

Occupational Specialization

Community Structure

Territorial Hierarchy

Flora

Smiths and Their Crafts

TRADITION SUMMARY: WEST AFRICAN IRON AGE

ORIENTATION

ENVIRONMENT

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

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INDEXING NOTES

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

ABSOLUTE TIME PERIOD

RELATIVE TIME PERIOD

LOCATION

DIAGNOSTIC MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES

REGIONAL SUBTRADITIONS

IMPORTANT SITES

CLIMATE

TOPOGRAPHY

GEOLOGY

BIOTA

SETTLEMENT SYSTEM

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

HOUSING

POPULATION, HEALTH, AND DISEASE

SUBSISTENCE

WILD FOODS

DOMESTIC FOODS

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

UTENSILS

ORNAMENTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

ARTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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West African Iron Age tradition is found throughout the West African subcontinent from Chad to Senegal in the period from 2500 to 1200 BP. The tradition subsumes a tremendous range of variation and includes metallurgy, ceramic figurines, settlement mounds, and “defensive” works. There is evidence of variable patterns of small, shifting settlements occupied by semi-nomadic pastoralists, with a trend toward larger more permanent settlements in some areas. Subsistence strategies reflect a mosaic of adaptations suited to varying local resources and include domesticated animals and plants.

West African Iron Age

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