An Archaeological Appraisal of Early European Settlements in the Senegambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8093417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Raymond Wood (0000-0002-9675-9868, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-64 |
| Publication date | 1967-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700006824 |
| OpenAlex | W2150229875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 6 |
The data on early commercial European establishments in Senegal and the Gambia from 1488 to about 1800 are summarized, with particular attention focused on two of them: the French Fort St Joseph on the Senegal River, and the English factory at Yamyamacunda on the Gambia River. These data provide brief but useful histories of their construction and occupation, and each is evaluated for its archaeological potential. The excavation of these and other early settlements discussed should provide trade goods which will be useful in identifying and dating native villages which were contemporaneous with them, thus establishing firm chronological horizons and the identification of native cultural units. It would also provide the basis for permitting more accurate estimates of the rate and nature of the culture change in the historic tribal groups
Archaeology · Ethnology · Excavation · Factory (object-oriented programming · Geography · Human settlement · Identification (biology · Settlement (finance · African history and culture studies · African Studies and Ethnography · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Ecology · History
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2021 (47) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |