The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23769287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Denbow (0000-0003-2260-0421, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781139629263 |
| OpenAlex | W234149289 |
| ISBN | 9781139629263 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 88 |
The Archaeology and Ethnography of Central Africa provides the first detailed description of the prehistory of the Loango coast of west-central Africa over the course of more than 3,000 years. The archaeological data presented in this volume comes from a pivotal area through which, as linguistic and historical reconstructions have long indicated, Bantu-speaking peoples expanded before reaching eastern and southern Africa. Despite its historical importance, the prehistory of the Atlantic coastal regions of west-central Africa has until now remained almost unknown. James Denbow offers an imaginative approach to this subject, integrating the scientific side of fieldwork with the interplay of history, ethnography, politics, economics, and personalities. The resulting 'anthropology of archaeology' highlights the connections between past and present, change and modernity, in one of the most inaccessible and poorly known regions of west-central and southern Africa.
Archaeology · Bantu languages · Ethnography · Ethnology · Geography · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · South African History and Culture
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
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| Citations per year | 3,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |