Judy Sterner
Biographic Data
| ID | 261840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judy Sterner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judy |
| FAMILY NAME | Sterner |
| SIGNATURE | STERNER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 189 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Nicholas David (1937–2023)
Nicholas David (1937–2023)
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear friend, colleague and mentor, Dr Nicholas David, on Wednesday, 11 January 2023. Nic died peacefully in his home with his wife, Judy
Action on Matter
The publication, largely by ethnoarchaeologists, of new data on the tamper and concave anvil technique of pot-forming (TCA) permits a reassessment of this uniquely African technique, its toolkit, and its culture history. A survey, inspired by the technologie culturelle school, of its varied expressions in the southern Saharan, Sahelian and northern Sudan zones from Mali to Sudan and extending north into Egypt emphasises the potential of the techn…
An African Commitment
An African Commitment
Gender and Caste in the Mandara Highlands
The status of artisans, particularly iron workers, in African societies has long been the subject of ethnological inquiry and dispute (e.g., Cline 1937:114-140; Clement 1948; de Heusch 1956; Dieterlen 1965; Vaughan 1970; de Maret 1980). We will not review here a debate that, in tune with trends in anthropological explanation, has invoked a great variety of factors in order to place smiths in African society at scales ranging from the continental …
Who is signalling whom? Ceramic style, ethnicity and taphonomy among the Sirak Bulahay
The pattern of pottery decoration among the Sirak Bulahay is exceptional in being most elaborate when least visible in the context of primary use. In this and related cultures of the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon, pottery decoration is mainly used for reflexive signalling, by the users of the pots to themselves, in the form of communications with the spirit world. Information regarding ethnicity is, however, transmitted by pot morphology or…
Why Pots are Decorated
Why Pots are Decorated
Who is signalling whom? Ceramic style, ethnicity and taphonomy among the Sirak Bulahay
The pattern of pottery decoration among the Sirak Bulahay is exceptional in being most elaborate when least visible in the context of primary use. In this and related cultures of the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon, pottery decoration is mainly used for reflexive signalling, by the users of the pots to themselves, in the form of communications with the spirit world. Information regarding ethnicity is, however, transmitted by pot morphology or…
Action on Matter
The publication, largely by ethnoarchaeologists, of new data on the tamper and concave anvil technique of pot-forming (TCA) permits a reassessment of this uniquely African technique, its toolkit, and its culture history. A survey, inspired by the technologie culturelle school, of its varied expressions in the southern Saharan, Sahelian and northern Sudan zones from Mali to Sudan and extending north into Egypt emphasises the potential of the techn…
Gender and Caste in the Mandara Highlands
The status of artisans, particularly iron workers, in African societies has long been the subject of ethnological inquiry and dispute (e.g., Cline 1937:114-140; Clement 1948; de Heusch 1956; Dieterlen 1965; Vaughan 1970; de Maret 1980). We will not review here a debate that, in tune with trends in anthropological explanation, has invoked a great variety of factors in order to place smiths in African society at scales ranging from the continental …
An African Commitment
Why Pots are Decorated
Who is signalling whom? Ceramic style, ethnicity and taphonomy among the Sirak Bulahay
The pattern of pottery decoration among the Sirak Bulahay is exceptional in being most elaborate when least visible in the context of primary use. In this and related cultures of the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon, pottery decoration is mainly used for reflexive signalling, by the users of the pots to themselves, in the form of communications with the spirit world. Information regarding ethnicity is, however, transmitted by pot morphology or…
Gender and Caste in the Mandara Highlands
The status of artisans, particularly iron workers, in African societies has long been the subject of ethnological inquiry and dispute (e.g., Cline 1937:114-140; Clement 1948; de Heusch 1956; Dieterlen 1965; Vaughan 1970; de Maret 1980). We will not review here a debate that, in tune with trends in anthropological explanation, has invoked a great variety of factors in order to place smiths in African society at scales ranging from the continental …
An African Commitment
An African Commitment
Action on Matter
The publication, largely by ethnoarchaeologists, of new data on the tamper and concave anvil technique of pot-forming (TCA) permits a reassessment of this uniquely African technique, its toolkit, and its culture history. A survey, inspired by the technologie culturelle school, of its varied expressions in the southern Saharan, Sahelian and northern Sudan zones from Mali to Sudan and extending north into Egypt emphasises the potential of the techn…
Nicholas David (1937–2023)
Nicholas David (1937–2023)
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear friend, colleague and mentor, Dr Nicholas David, on Wednesday, 11 January 2023. Nic died peacefully in his home with his wife, Judy
History (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (2 works)