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Saharan Rock Art

Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography

By: Augustin Holl

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Saharan Rock Art

Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography

By: Augustin Holl

The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Created in the third millennium B.C., the Iheren murals are over 3 meters wide and contain multiple compositions that present an allegorical depiction of the lifeways of Tassilian pastoralists in the Sahara. Holl approaches his task as an archaeologist, examining the various strands of evidence icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes-and weaving them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. His deconstruction and synthesis of this corpus of material should be of interest to African archaeologists, rock art specialists, art historians, and cultural anthropologists alike.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759106053

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9780759106055

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

By: Augustin Holl

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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements demonstrates the imperative need for ethnoarchaeology to include a deep sense of the history of the specific social group under analysis for its findings to truly impact archaeological thinking. Based on research from a long-term archaeological and ethnoarchaeological project conducted in the northernmost part of Cameroon, Augustin Holl's new work probes the ethnic survival of the Shuwa-Arab descendants of generations of pastoralists who migrated from Arabia to the Chad basin. The book robustly engages macro issues connected to processes of sedentarization, ethnic interaction in a multi-ethnic setting, and relations of power and dominion. On the micro level the work deciphers clues for the cultural survival and later prosperity of the Shuwa-Arab hidden in the material record of their daily settlement life. This book will be of great interest to students of African history, African studies, archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and ethnic and cultural studies seeking to understand how to successfully integrate history into the interpretation of the archaeological record.

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Lexington Books

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0739104071

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9780739104071

The Mobility Imperative

A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

By: Augustin Holl

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The Mobility Imperative

A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

By: Augustin Holl

This work explores the long-term evolutionary implications of the "Mobility Imperative:" the foundational nature of mobility for human beings and their societies. The author puts forward a parsimonious but comprehensive model based on Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) rationales. The selected case studies range from the emergence and expansion of humans to cattle domestication and beyond.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666903809

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9781666903805

Ancient African Metallurgy

The Sociocultural Context

By: Michael S. Bisson,Terry S. Childs,Philip De Barros,Augustin F.C. Holl,O. Vogel, Joseph

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Ancient African Metallurgy

The Sociocultural Context

By: Michael S. Bisson,Terry S. Childs,Philip De Barros,Augustin F.C. Holl,O. Vogel, Joseph

Gold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been the subject of both public lore and extensive archaeological investigation. Here, four of the leading contemporary researchers on this topic attempt to provide a complete synthesis of current debates and understandings: Where, how, and when was metal first introduced to the continent? How were iron and copper tools, implements, and objects used in everyday life, in trade, in political and cultural contexts? What role did metal objects play in the ideological systems of precolonial African peoples? Substantive chapters address the origins of metal working and the technology and the various uses and meanings of copper and iron. An ethnoarchaeological account in the words of a contemporary iron worker enriches the archaeological explanations. This book provides a comprehensive, timely summary of our current knowledge.

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AltaMira Press

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1461705924

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9781461705925

West African Early Towns

Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

By: Augustin F. C. Holl

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West African Early Towns

Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

By: Augustin F. C. Holl

West African Awdaghost (Tegdaoust) emerged as a vital medieval trade center before its decline in the sixteenth century AD. Extensively excavated and accompanied by a large body of published material, Awdaghost provides a unique opportunity for the application of household archaeology to a West African settlement. By examining the building sequences of the habitation complexes, with their evolving space allocations, this monograph demonstrates how the household units in Awdaghost reflect fluctuating social organization and economic conditions.

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U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

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0915703610

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9780915703616

The Land of Houlouf

Genesis of a Chadic Polity, 1900 B.C.–A.D. 1800

By: Augustin F. C. Holl

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The Land of Houlouf

Genesis of a Chadic Polity, 1900 B.C.–A.D. 1800

By: 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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0915703521

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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

By: Augustin Holl

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Saharan Rock Art

Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography

By: Augustin F.C. Holl

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Saharan Rock Art

Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography

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The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Created in the third millennium B.C., the Iheren murals are over 3 meters wide and contain multiple compositions that present an allegorical depiction of the lifeways of Tassilian pastoralists in the Sahara. Holl approaches his task as an archaeologist, examining the various strands of evidence—icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes-and weaving them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. His deconstruction and synthesis of this corpus of material should be of interest to African archaeologists, rock art specialists, art historians, and cultural anthropologists alike.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759115702

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9780759115705

Spatial Boundaries and Social Dynamics

Case Studies from Food-producing Societies

By: Augustin Holl,Thomas Evan Levy

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Spatial Boundaries and Social Dynamics

Case Studies from Food-producing Societies

By: Augustin Holl,Thomas Evan Levy

A collection of 7 ethnoarchaeological case studies from food-producing societies. Contributors include: K E Agorsah (Archaeological considerations on social dynamics); G D Stone (Agrarian settlement and the spatial disposition of labour); A Holl (Community interaction and settlement patterning in Northern Cameroon); T E Levy (Production, space, and social change in protohistoric Palestine); I Musa (Traditional iron technology and settlement patterns in central Darfur); A Holl (Late Neolithic cultural landscape in southeastern Mauritania).

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International Monographs in Press

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1879621045

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The Land of Houlouf

Genesis of a Chadic Polity, 1900 B.C.–A.D. 1800

By: Augustin F. C. Holl

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The Land of Houlouf

Genesis of a Chadic Polity, 1900 B.C.–A.D. 1800

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A thorough review of the important archaeological sites on the Chadian Plain, including Houlouf, which the author excavated 1980–1990.

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West African Early Towns

Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

By: Augustin F. C. Holl

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Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

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West African Early Towns

Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

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Archaeology of Households in Urban Landscapes

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The Mobility Imperative

A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

By: Augustin Holl

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A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

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Book's by Augustin Holl

Saharan Rock Art

Saharan Rock Art

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

The Mobility Imperative

The Mobility Imperative

Ancient African Metallurgy

Ancient African Metallurgy

West African Early Towns

West African Early Towns

The Land of Houlouf

The Land of Houlouf

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements

Saharan Rock Art

Saharan Rock Art

Spatial Boundaries and Social Dynamics

Spatial Boundaries and Social Dynamics

The Land of Houlouf

The Land of Houlouf

West African Early Towns

West African Early Towns

West African Early Towns

West African Early Towns

The Mobility Imperative

The Mobility Imperative

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