عنوان

THE CONTINUOUS EXPLOITATION OF WILD ANIMAL RESOURCES IN THE ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL RECORD OF GHANA

Number

LA113638

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

THE CONTINUOUS EXPLOITATION OF WILD ANIMAL RESOURCES IN THE ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL RECORD OF GHANA

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Achilles Gautier, Wim Van Neer, Achilles Gautier, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The paper provides a critical review of the archaeozoological information from Ghanaian sites published up to now and summarizes the new faunal analysis of several Gonja and Asante sites. The data suggest the persistence of the use of the various wild animal resources available and limited reliance on domestic animals since late prehistoric times up to today, although certain resources such as molluscs, insects etc. may have limited or no visibility. Intensive utilisation of edible wild resources may be prevalent in African woodlands. The paper provides a critical review of the archaeozoological information from Ghanaian sites published up to now and summarizes the new faunal analysis of several Gonja and Asante sites. The data suggest the persistence of the use of the various wild animal resources available and limited reliance on domestic animals since late prehistoric times up to today, although certain resources such as molluscs, insects etc. may have limited or no visibility. Intensive utilisation of edible wild resources may be prevalent in African woodlands.

Date of Publication

2005

Physical description

195-212

Title

Journal of African Archaeology

Volume Number

3/2

International Standard Serial Number

2191-5784

Subject Term

archaeozoology

Subject Term

fishing

Subject Term

Ghana

Subject Term

hunting

Subject Term

stock-breeding

Achilles Gautier

Wim Van Neer

Call Number

10.3213/1612-1651-10050

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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