Thèse pour être docteur en Philosophie de l'anthropologie à l'Université de Illinois de Urbana-Champaign.

Numéro d'inventaire : 104674

Niveau d'autorisation : Public

Sommaire : CHAPTER Page

I. INTRODUCTION 1

II. REGION OF RESEARCH 5
A. Surface Geology 5
B. Climate 7
C. Flora 8
D. Fauna 9
E. Present Cultural Milieu 10

III. RESEARCH PROCEDURES 12

IV. CHRONOLOGY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PHASES 14
A. Akreijit Phase (pre-1750 B. C.) 14
B. Khimiya Phase (1500-1400 B.C.) 18
C. Goungou Phase (1400-1200 B.C.) 23
D. Nkhal Phase (ca. 1200-1100 B.C. ) 27
E. Naghez Phase (ca. 1100-1000 B.C.) 32
F. Chebka Phase (ca. 1000-900 B. C.) 37
G. Arriane Phase (ca. 900-700 B. C.) 45
H. Akjinjeir Phase (700-400 B. C.) 50

V. PALEO-ENVIRONMENT: RECONSTRUCTION AND
CHRONOLOGY 59
A. Lacustrine Deposits 59
B. Faunal Remains 62
C. Rock Art 69

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D. Floral Remains 71
E. Paleo-Environmental Summary 75
VI. SUBSISTENCE RECONSTRUCTION BY
PHASE 83
A. Akreijit Phase 83
B. Khimiya-Goungou-Nkhal Phases 85
C. Naghez Phase 87
D. Chebka Phase 91
E. Arriane Phase _95
F. Akjinjeir Phase 97
G. Summary of Subsistence Activities 100

VII. EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE TICHITT
TRADITION 104
A. Origin of the Akreijit Phase 104
B. Akreijit Phase-Khimiya Phase Malus III
C. Khimiya through Arriane Phases 115
D. Akjinjeir Phase 118

VIII. ORIGINS OF FOOD PRODUCTION 121
A. Origin of Domesticated Animals 121
B. Origin of Domesticated Plants: Previous Hypotheses- 123
C. Evidence for Cultivation: Southwestern Sahara
and West Africa 131
D. The Tichitt Tradition and West African Food
Production 134

IX. THE TICHITT TRADITION AND THE GHANA EMPIRE 146
A. Origin of the Ghana Empire: Previous Hypotheses 149

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B. Ethno-Linguistic Identity of the Tichitt
Tradition 154
C. The Origins of Ghana: A Hypothesis 158

X. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 164

APPENDIX
A. EXCAVATIONS 168
B. RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY 184
C. CERAMICS 193
D. CHIPPED STONE IMPLEMENTS 260
E. GROUND STONE IMPLEMENTS I (AXES. GOUGES,
AND "SLICERS") 281
F. GROUND STONE COMPLEMENTS II (MILLING STONES, ABRADERS, AND NET-SINKERS) by Cheryl Ann
Munson 290
G. BONE ARTIFACTS 317
H. ORNAMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS SMALL OBJECTS 319
I. ARCHITECTURE 333
J. ROCK ART by Cheryl Ann Munson and Patrick J.
Munson 342
K. GRAIN IMPRESSIONS by H. Jacques-Félix 355
L. MAMMALIAN FAUNA by Priscilla F. Turnbull 362
M. FISH REMAINS by J. Daget 367
N. REPTILIAN REMAINS I (LIZARDS, CROCODILES,
AND SNAKES) by Richard D. Estes 369
O. REPTILIAN REMAINS II (TURTLES) by Roger C. Wood 371
P. MOLLUSCAN REMAINS by R. Tucker Abbott 373

REFERENCES 375
VITA 390

Langue : Anglais

Description matérielle : Reproduction: 393 p.: ill. noir; 20,5 cm.

Origine : Don

Notes : Table des matières ; Bibliogr.

Localisation : Silo 4 : Littérature grise

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