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Title: | Faunal analysis from Kibaoni, a late precolonial Pimbwe village in Rukwa Valley, Tanzania: first reconstructions of cultural and environmental histories |
Authors: | Foutch, Amy E. Steele, Teresa E. O'Brien, Christopher J. |
Year: | 2009 |
Periodical: | Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa |
Volume: | 44 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 257-267 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Tanzania |
Subjects: | archaeology prehistory |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00671990903047637 |
Abstract: | The cultural history and past ecology of the northern Rukwa Valley, southwestern Tanzania, are largely unknown. The authors report the results of excavations conducted at Kibaoni, a Pimbwe village located near Katavi National Park, which, based on ceramic typologies, displays a long sequence of occupation dating to as early as the fourth century AD. The faunal remains at the site indicate opportunistic hunting practices similar to those seen in Rukwa today, despite the numerous political and demographic changes of the past century. The analysis contributes to the construction of a cultural history for the region and indicates that further study will aid in understanding the interplay between humans and the environment in late precolonial, interior East Africa. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |