عنوان

Animal Remains from Medieval Garumele, Niger

شماره

LA113749

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Animal Remains from Medieval Garumele, Niger

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Veerle Linseele, Anne Haour, Veerle Linseele, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The site of Garumele (700-200 years ago approx.), on the north-western shores of Lake Chad, has long been the subject of speculation by archaeologists and historians, due to its supposed link with the history of the Kanem- Borno polity and because of the presence of fragments of baked bricks at the site's surface, probably the remains of structures. Recently the first detailed archaeological excavations were carried out at Garumele, yielding a great amount of cultural data, including faunal remains which are the subject of this paper. This faunal study is important because no such studies have up to now ever been produced for this part of the Chad Basin. It has shown a predominance of fish, represented by a large diversity of species, and of domestic animals, sheep, goat and cattle. Comparisons with sites on the Nigerian side of the Chad Basin give valuable comparative insights into the palaeo-economy and palaeo-ecology of Garumele; indeed the fauna recovered shows many similarities with that of other recent sites, all seemingly indicating economic specialisation. The site of Garumele (700-200 years ago approx.), on the north-western shores of Lake Chad, has long been the subject of speculation by archaeologists and historians, due to its supposed link with the history of the Kanem- Borno polity and because of the presence of fragments of baked bricks at the site's surface, probably the remains of structures. Recently the first detailed archaeological excavations were carried out at Garumele, yielding a great amount of cultural data, including faunal remains which are the subject of this paper. This faunal study is important because no such studies have up to now ever been produced for this part of the Chad Basin. It has shown a predominance of fish, represented by a large diversity of species, and of domestic animals, sheep, goat and cattle. Comparisons with sites on the Nigerian side of the Chad Basin give valuable comparative insights into the palaeo-economy and palaeo-ecology of Garumele; indeed the fauna recovered shows many similarities with that of other recent sites, all seemingly indicating economic specialisation.

تاريخ نشر

2010

توصيف ظاهري

167-184

عنوان

Journal of African Archaeology

شماره جلد

8/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2191-5784

اصطلاح موضوعی

archaeozoology

اصطلاح موضوعی

economic specialisation

اصطلاح موضوعی

Kanem-Borno

اصطلاح موضوعی

Sahel

اصطلاح موضوعی

settlement mound

اصطلاح موضوعی

West Africa

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Anne Haour

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Veerle Linseele

شماره بازیابی

10.3213/1612-1651-10165

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y