Some Ethnoarchaeological Considerations of Large Pots Excavated from the Kano Area, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18999323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aliyu Adamu Isa (Ahmadu Bello University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-57 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1944-2890 • E-ISSN: 1944-2904 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1944289015z.00000000024 |
| OpenAlex | W2045611059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Restudy of the large deeply-buried pots from the Kano area using ethnoarchaeological information provides potential modern analogues for their manufacture and use. While today similar large pots are used for a variety of purposes, these buried pots are viewed as ritually-significant by locals, because of their special context. Informants cite a number of ritual reasons why pots may be buried and these, plus other archaeological evidence of pots buried at socially-significant locations, suggest that the Kano pots were deeply buried for ritual purposes, and not simply abandoned
Archaeology · Geography · African history and culture analysis · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · History
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |