Simiyu Wandibba
Biographic Data
| ID | 134098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simiyu Wandibba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simiyu |
| FAMILY NAME | Wandibba |
| SIGNATURE | WANDIBBA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nairobi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 209 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Potential of the Nyoluoro in the Prevention and Management of Aids in Usigu Division, Bondo District, Western Kenya
Nyoluoro, a Luo term applied to a credit association made up of women living close together, can potentially contribute to the prevention and management of AIDS in the Usigu Division of Bondo District, Western Kenya. The study's main purpose was to investigate whether the nyoluoro can be integrated into AIDS prevention and care strategies. The results suggest that the nyoluoro has the potential to assist in the prevention and management of AIDS i…
Changing Perceptions on Wife inheritance in the Bukusu Community of Bungoma District, Western Kenya
This study describes the prevalence and changing attitudes towards wife inheritance among Babukusu of Bungoma District, Western Kenya. Like other patriarchal societies, men here are the main decision-makers and property owners. The study found that the practice of wife inheritance is generally on the decline. The HIV/AIDS epidemic and a combination of other socio-economic reasons were found to be responsible for this decline. Educational level in…
Mineralogical analysis of ancient pottery in a Swahili setlement of Siyu, north coast of Kenya
This paper presents the mineralogical analysis of ancient pottery from Siyu, one of the ancient Swahili settlements on Kenya's north coast. The application of mineralogical analysis on ancient pottery was conducted as an adjunct to a broad archaeological investigation of the early occupation of Siyu using the exchange networks perspective. One of the study's objectives was to determine the quality of potting material in the potsherds and resource…
Problems Facing Conservation of Kipsaraman Fossil Site, Tugen Hills, Kenya
Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology
Wintu sacred geography of northern California
An Interplay of Individual Motivations and Sociocultural Factors Predisposing Men to Acts of Rape in Kenya
There is a general public perception in Kenya that rapists are “sick” people who deserve to be put far away from the society. Consequently, rape perpetrators are left to be dealt with by the criminal justice system while most of the research has focused on the rape survivors without taking into consideration the need to explore and understand the motivations and sociocultural factors that could predispose men to rape. This paper examines this for…
Site Reconnaissance in the Kipsing and Tol River Watersheds of Central Kenya: Implications for Middle and Later Stone Age Land-Use Patterns
Archaeology and education in Kenya the present and the future
The role of education in archaeology cannot be overemphasized. It aims to teach people the value of their heritage and its fundamental impact on their lives and their future. In Kenya, however, archaeology has played a peripheral role in professional and academic circles for a long time. In fact, archaeology is not a subject of study at either the primary or secondaryschool levels in this country. Not until university can students learn something…
Retirement Lost”—The New Role of the Elderly as Caretakers for Orphans in Western Kenya
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
"Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language
Roland Oliver, Thomas Spear, Kairn Klieman, Jan Vansina, Scott MacEachern, David Schoenbrun, James Denbow, Yvonne Bastin, H. M. Batibo, Bernd Heine, Michael Mann, Derek Nurse, Simiyu Wandibba, Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language", The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 43-81
Masinde Muliro: A Biography
Ancient and Modern Ceramic Traditions in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya
On Why Pots Are Decorated the Way They Are
ThimlichOhingini
"Thimlich Ohingini ." AZANIA: Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, 21(1), p. 134
Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya
(1983). Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 81-92
Experiments in Textural Analysis
The University of Massachusetts' Later Stone Age/Pastoral ‘Neolithic’ Comparative Study in Central Kenya: An Overview
The preliminary results of an intensive thirteen-month field programme are reported. Components of this programme included (I) an archaeological survey of the central Rift Valley stratified using elevation and precipitation, (2) test excavations at nine sites, (3) a re-evaluation of the geological stratigraphy and archaeology of Nderit Drift, (4) a witness section at Lion Hill Cave, (5) a re-analysis of archaeological material from Gamble's Cave,…
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
The University of Massachusetts' Later Stone Age/Pastoral ‘Neolithic’ Comparative Study in Central Kenya: An Overview
The preliminary results of an intensive thirteen-month field programme are reported. Components of this programme included (I) an archaeological survey of the central Rift Valley stratified using elevation and precipitation, (2) test excavations at nine sites, (3) a re-evaluation of the geological stratigraphy and archaeology of Nderit Drift, (4) a witness section at Lion Hill Cave, (5) a re-analysis of archaeological material from Gamble's Cave,…
Retirement Lost”—The New Role of the Elderly as Caretakers for Orphans in Western Kenya
On Why Pots Are Decorated the Way They Are
Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya
(1983). Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 81-92
Ancient and Modern Ceramic Traditions in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya
Site Reconnaissance in the Kipsing and Tol River Watersheds of Central Kenya: Implications for Middle and Later Stone Age Land-Use Patterns
ThimlichOhingini
"Thimlich Ohingini ." AZANIA: Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, 21(1), p. 134
Experiments in Textural Analysis
The University of Massachusetts' Later Stone Age/Pastoral ‘Neolithic’ Comparative Study in Central Kenya: An Overview
The preliminary results of an intensive thirteen-month field programme are reported. Components of this programme included (I) an archaeological survey of the central Rift Valley stratified using elevation and precipitation, (2) test excavations at nine sites, (3) a re-evaluation of the geological stratigraphy and archaeology of Nderit Drift, (4) a witness section at Lion Hill Cave, (5) a re-analysis of archaeological material from Gamble's Cave,…
Experiments in Textural Analysis
Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya
(1983). Excavations at Rigo Cave in the Central Rift Valley, Kenya. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 81-92
ThimlichOhingini
"Thimlich Ohingini ." AZANIA: Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, 21(1), p. 134
On Why Pots Are Decorated the Way They Are
Ancient and Modern Ceramic Traditions in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya
Masinde Muliro: A Biography
"Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language
Roland Oliver, Thomas Spear, Kairn Klieman, Jan Vansina, Scott MacEachern, David Schoenbrun, James Denbow, Yvonne Bastin, H. M. Batibo, Bernd Heine, Michael Mann, Derek Nurse, Simiyu Wandibba, Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language", The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 43-81
Archaeology and education in Kenya the present and the future
The role of education in archaeology cannot be overemphasized. It aims to teach people the value of their heritage and its fundamental impact on their lives and their future. In Kenya, however, archaeology has played a peripheral role in professional and academic circles for a long time. In fact, archaeology is not a subject of study at either the primary or secondaryschool levels in this country. Not until university can students learn something…
Retirement Lost”—The New Role of the Elderly as Caretakers for Orphans in Western Kenya
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
Site Reconnaissance in the Kipsing and Tol River Watersheds of Central Kenya: Implications for Middle and Later Stone Age Land-Use Patterns
An Interplay of Individual Motivations and Sociocultural Factors Predisposing Men to Acts of Rape in Kenya
There is a general public perception in Kenya that rapists are “sick” people who deserve to be put far away from the society. Consequently, rape perpetrators are left to be dealt with by the criminal justice system while most of the research has focused on the rape survivors without taking into consideration the need to explore and understand the motivations and sociocultural factors that could predispose men to rape. This paper examines this for…
Wintu sacred geography of northern California
Problems Facing Conservation of Kipsaraman Fossil Site, Tugen Hills, Kenya
Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology
Mineralogical analysis of ancient pottery in a Swahili setlement of Siyu, north coast of Kenya
This paper presents the mineralogical analysis of ancient pottery from Siyu, one of the ancient Swahili settlements on Kenya's north coast. The application of mineralogical analysis on ancient pottery was conducted as an adjunct to a broad archaeological investigation of the early occupation of Siyu using the exchange networks perspective. One of the study's objectives was to determine the quality of potting material in the potsherds and resource…
The Potential of the Nyoluoro in the Prevention and Management of Aids in Usigu Division, Bondo District, Western Kenya
Nyoluoro, a Luo term applied to a credit association made up of women living close together, can potentially contribute to the prevention and management of AIDS in the Usigu Division of Bondo District, Western Kenya. The study's main purpose was to investigate whether the nyoluoro can be integrated into AIDS prevention and care strategies. The results suggest that the nyoluoro has the potential to assist in the prevention and management of AIDS i…
Changing Perceptions on Wife inheritance in the Bukusu Community of Bungoma District, Western Kenya
This study describes the prevalence and changing attitudes towards wife inheritance among Babukusu of Bungoma District, Western Kenya. Like other patriarchal societies, men here are the main decision-makers and property owners. The study found that the practice of wife inheritance is generally on the decline. The HIV/AIDS epidemic and a combination of other socio-economic reasons were found to be responsible for this decline. Educational level in…
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Excavation (3 works)