Theory in Africa, Africa in theory : locating meaning in archaeology / edited by Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey B. Fleisher. - xi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory in Africa : Africa in theory / African models in global histories / The problem of equifinality in archaeology / The place of Africa in theory / Problems with practice : dynamic interpretation in African archaeology / Situating the Swahili house / Pioneers of archaeological thought and practice in postcolonial Nigeria / Settlements and culture : cognitive models in African prehistory / Material expressions of religious identity in Ghana / What kind of science is archaeology? Iron age studies in southern Africa / Iron age imaginaries and barbarian encounters : European prehistory's African past / The African state in theory : thoughts on political landscapes and the limits of rule in Atlantic Senegal (and elsewhere) / Broadening the archaeological perspective : some lessons from the sub-Saharan African landscape? / Off the coast, but hopefully not too off-the-cuff : thoughts on anthropological archaeology and theory in practice in Africa / Archaeology of a continent, in theory / Anthropology, archaeology and African studies : some thoughts on theory, stuff and the possibilities of a new Afro-centrism / Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey B. Fleisher -- Scott MacEachern -- Felix Chami -- Henrietta L. Moore -- Stephanie Wynne-Jones -- Jeffrey B. Fleisher -- Akinwumi Ogundiran -- Thomas N. Huffman -- Kodzo Gavua -- Per Ditlef Fredriksen -- Paul Lane -- François G. Richard -- Timothy Insoll -- Susan Kus -- Wendy Ashmore -- Joost Fontein.

9781138860605 (hardback) 9781138860612 (pbk.) 9781315716381 (ebook)

2015002392


Archaeology--Philosophy.
Archaeology--Africa.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Africa.


Africa--Antiquities.

CC72 / THE 2015

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