Early herders and monumental sites in eastern Africa
Dating and Interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3511533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E A Hildebrand (0000-0002-4071-6068, Stony Brook University), Katherine M Grillo (0000-0002-0131-6061, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 332 |
| Pages | 338-352 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00062803 |
| OpenAlex | W1755173462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 32 |
Using excavation and radiocarbon dating, the authors show that construction of megalithic pillar sites begins in eastern Africa by the fifth millennium BP, and is contemporary with the earliest herding in the region. Mobile herders and/or hunter-gatherers built and used these sites in a dynamic context of economic and social change. We are more familiar with monumentality as an adjunct of cereal cultivators-but this study demonstrates a relationship between early herding and monuments, with clear relevance to pre-cultivation monumentality of very much earlier periods elsewhere
Ancient history · Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Ethnology · Excavation · Geography · Herding · Interpretation (philosophy) · Megalith · Pillar · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
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| Citations per year | 3,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |