Is monumentality in the eye of the beholder? Lessons from constructed spaces in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041806 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E A Hildebrand (0000-0002-4071-6068, Stony Brook University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-172 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0067270x.2013.789224 |
| OpenAlex | W1643147456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 44 |
Archaeological investigations in Africa have revealed numerous structures and other architectural features whose purposes transcended daily domestic activities. Compared to prototypical instances of monumental architecture (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Andes), many public structures in Africa appear in unusual economic circumstances (herding without farming) or amidst less extreme social differentiation. Although often smaller in scale and employing different structural elements, African constructions combine open and restricted spaces to shape human experience. Examining these public structures and spaces is leading Africanist archaeologists, like those on other continents, to reconsider definitions of monumentality, the causes for its inception and the purposes that it served
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cartography · Geography · Herding · Livestock · Mesoamerica · Mesopotamia · Pastoralism · Scale (ratio · Architecture · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |