Iron Age Landscapes of the Benue River Valley, Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11072673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David K Wright (0000-0003-1704-0423, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, corresponding author), Maceachern (0000-0002-4859-3998, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, United States), Jungyu Choi (0000-0001-5015-7194, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea), Jeong‐Heon Choi (0000-0003-2423-9959, Geochronology Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungbuk, South Korea), Carol Lang (0000-0002-0437-5585, University of York, York, United Kingdom), Jean-Marie Datouang Djoussou (Pavillon Charles de Koninck, Université Laval, Québec, Canada) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 394-407 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00934690.2017.1358017 |
| OpenAlex | W2755703342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
The Iron Age settlements of northern Cameroon were dispersed across the landscape, taking advantage of different eco-climatic zones to exploit a variety of natural resources. Situated at the interface of the upper and lower terraces of the Benue River, mound sites in the area around Garoua have occupation histories spanning multiple centuries. The site of Langui-Tchéboua displays evidence for rapid accumulation of sediments approximately 700 years ago, which may have been a deliberate construction strategy that would have allowed the site’s inhabitants to exploit resources in both floodplain and dryland contexts. The combined use of multiple dating methods and micromorphology provide novel insights into both the mechanisms of anthropogenic landscape change and possible motivations governing those choices
Archaeology · Cartography · Exploit · Floodplain · Geography · Human settlement · Natural (archaeology · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |