Dueppen, Stephen A. <br/><br/>
Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna :  The Origins of a West African Political System. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (359 pages) 
 - Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology Series .
 - Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Decentralization and the Evolution of Egalitarian Behaviors in Sedentary Societies -- 2 Ancient Villages in the Niger Bend: Context and Methods for Exploring the Voltaic Region -- 3 Ethnographic Perspectives on Western Burkina Faso: A Survey -- 4 Kirikongo: An Introduction to the Site, the Setting, and the Research Design -- 5 The West African Environmental Setting: Kirikongo in Ecological Context -- 6 Stratigraphies and Depositional Episodes: The Excavations -- 7 Relative Chronology: Ceramics -- 8 Community Growth at Kirikongo: The Spatial and Temporal Setting -- 9 Early Sedentary Life in the Voltaic Region: Defining a 'Voltaic Tradition' -- 10 Craft Production at Kirikongo: The Origins, Development and Reinterpretation of Specialization -- 11 Herding, Farming, and Ritual Sacrifice: The Economy from Kirikongo -- 12 Death and Ritual Objects at Kirikongo: House-Based Social Differentiation -- 13 Archaeological Patterns and Social Process: Reconstructing Changing Life at Kirikongo -- 14 Land, Spiritual Power, and Gerontocracy: An Exploration of the Roots of Egalitarian Revolution in the Western Voltaic Region -- 15 Hierarchy and Egalitarianism within the Niger Bend: Revolution and the Triumph of Communalism -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Archaeological research at Kirikongo in Burkina Faso has uncovered a sequence critical to understanding the emergence of corporate political systems world-wide. Benefiting from this rich ethnographic and intellectual discourse, this volume addresses current debates from the archaeological record. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781317543664 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political customs and rites -- Africa, West.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology) -- Africa, West.<br/>Human settlements -- Africa, West -- History.<br/>Archaeology and history -- Africa, West.<br/>Africa, West -- Antiquities.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN492.3 .D84 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.209662