Along the Middle Senegal Valley and Beyond

The First Millennium BC at Diallowali, Senegal

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9367233
AutoresPeter R Coutros (0000-0002-4861-6432, Ghent University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume22
Fascículo1-2
Páginas142-161
Data de publicação2024-10-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of African Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1612-1651 • E-ISSN: 2191-5784
EditoraBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/21915784-bja10036
OpenAlexW4403903559
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas39

During the first millennium BC , West Africa was in the midst of social, political, technological, and environmental change. The Diallowali site system, located along the western edge of the Middle Senegal Valley ( MSV ), is one of the few sites from this period to be intensively investigated and has produced a wealth of data regarding these processes. By considering a variety of artifacts, including stone tools, copper, iron, and worked bone, as well as approximately 5,000 kg of pottery, this paper establishes a detailed cultural chronology for Diallowali – the first of its kind in the Western MSV . Furthermore, these data indicate that the West African world of the first millennium BC was one of expansive interaction, including the trade and exchange of goods and ideas across an area including Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and beyond

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