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The Land of Houlouf: Genesis of a Chadic Polity, 1900 B.C.–A.D. 1800
Augustin F. C. Holl
A thorough review of the important archaeological sites on the Chadian Plain, including Houlouf, which the author excavated 1980–1990.
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Contents
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List Of Figures
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List Of Tables
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Preface
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Chapter 1. Chadian Plain Archaeology: An Outline
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Introduction
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Research History
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Modeling Site Location Strategies
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The Landscape: Past and Present
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Holocene Settlement Expansion
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The Early Holocene Settlement Phase
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The Late Holocene Settlement Phase
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Tempo and Modes of Late Stone Age Colonization
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Learning from Historical Linguistics
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Concluding Remarks
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Chapter 2. Social Formations: An Archaeological Perspective
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Introduction
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Archaeology and Social Change
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Within the Black Box
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West African Social Formations: An Outline
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World Systems, Center-Periphery and Peer-Polity Interaction: A Case Study
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Warfare, Migrations and Settlement Relocation
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Pattern of Exchange, Rank and Hierarchy
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Archaeological Perspectives
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Chapter 3. The Research Program
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Introduction
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Survey Operations
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Extensive and Selective Survey
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Judgmental Survey
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Intensive Survey
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The Study Area
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Excavation Strategies
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Chapter 4. Excavations at Deguesse, Krenak, And Hamei
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Excavations at Deguesse
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Krenak
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Hamei
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Chapter 5. Excavations At Yaere Sites
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Excavations at Mishiskwa
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Madaf
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Amachita
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence, Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Sororo
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence, Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Chapter 6. Excavations At Southeastern Sites
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Excavations at Ble Mound A
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Ble Mound B
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Ble Mound C
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Ble Mound D
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Ble Mound E
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence, Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Excavations at Krenak-Sao
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizons and Archaeological Evidence
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Summary
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Chapter 7. Excavations at Houlouf
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Introduction
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The Stratigraphic Sequence
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Occupation Horizon I
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Occupation Horizon II
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Occupation Horizon III
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Occupation Horizon IV
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Occupation Horizon V
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Occupation Horizon VI
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Occupation Horizon VII
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Occupation Horizon VIII
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The Palace Complex
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Surface Material
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Summary
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Chapter 8. The Formation Of The Landscape
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Introduction: Hypotheses
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Before the Mounds: Ancient Topography of the Study Area
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Geomorphological Probes
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Sedimentary Buildup in a Fossil Channel
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Abani Channel-Krenak-Sao Geomorphological Transect
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Chapter 9. Genesis Of The Houlouf Chiefdom
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Introduction
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A Long Prelude: The Deguesse Phase
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The Krenak Phase
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The Mishiskwa Phase
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The Ble Phase
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The Houlouf Phase
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The Houlouf Phase A Cemetery
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Burial Facilities and the Disposal of the Dead
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Distribution of Grave Goods
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Spatial Organization of the Cemetery
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The Fabric of the Elite
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Procurement Strategies and Accumulation of Material Capital
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From Material to Symbolic Capital
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Cemetery Space, Social Factions and Occupational Hierarchy
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Spatial Context of the Cemetery
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Formal Disposal Area and Social Dynamics
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The Collapse of the Houlouf Chiefdom
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Surface Material and Archaeological Inference
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Chapter 10. Contingency,"Events," "Mentalites," Conjonctures And Social Formations
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Landscape and Regional Settlement Dynamics
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Mound Formation Processes
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Subsistence Patterns: Long-Term Perspectives
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Craft Specialization
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Ceramic Production
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Salt Production
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Fish Processing and Smoking
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Metal Production
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Long-Distance Exchange
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Events, Mentalites, Conjonctures, and Social Formations
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Events
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Mentalites
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Social Formations
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References
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Appendix A. Houlouf Pottery Descriptions
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Published: 2002
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
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