Early Pottery and Other Finds from Kisii District, Western Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041859 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R F Bower, John R Bower (British Institute in Eastern Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-140 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00672707309511576 |
| OpenAlex | W2007582969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
An archaeological reconnaissance of Kisii District revealed traces of lithic industries of “Late Stone Age” affinity, of rock engravings, and of two previously unrecorded pottery wares. Kisii Soft Ware is a crude ware with varied rim-forms and decoration. Button-Necked Pottery is less frequently encountered and is characterised by appliqué bosses in the concave necks of the vessels. BNP is incontrovertibly associated with iron-working technology: KSW less certainly so. Two radiocarbon dates for KSW indicate an age in the first millennium A.D. or even earlier. The single date for BNP falls in the eighteenth or early nineteenth century A.D
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Pottery · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 2009 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |