Exploring Environments through Water
An Ethno-Hydrography of the Tibesti Mountains (Central Sahara)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6144600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tilman Musch (0000-0002-4851-7151, University of Bayreuth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnobiology Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-8126 • E-ISSN: 2159-8126 |
| Publisher | Society of Ethnobiology (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14237/ebl.12.1.2021.1709 |
| OpenAlex | W3120908289 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
An ethno-hydrography, studying the organization of space through water, can provide a key to understanding how people conceive their environments in a holistic way. Based on mapping as a dynamic process, different representations of river systems among the Tubu Teda, who live in the Tibesti mountains (Central Sahara), are described in this paper. I first discuss a large-scale subdivision of the mountains into drainage basins, and then representations of a sub-regional and local river system, including an engraving on a sandstone rock. Finally, I discuss these case studies in the context of holistic experiences of environments and the dynamic processes of mapping
Archaeology · Cartography · Context (archaeology · Drainage · Drainage basin · Drainage system (geomorphology · Geography · Hydrography · Key (lock · Subdivision · African Studies and Ethnography · African Studies and Geopolitics · Water management and technologies · Ecology · Geology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |