Symbols in Action. Ethnoarchaeological Studies of Material Culture

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Abstract

1. Introduction: the nature of material cultures 2. Ethnicity and symbolism in Baringo 3. Maintaining the boundaries 4. Disrupting the boundaries 5. Within the boundaries: age, sex and self-decoration 6. Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists on the Leroghi plateau 7. A state of symbiosis and conflict: the Lozi 8. Dirt, women and men: a study in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan 9. Implications for archaeology 10. Conclusions and prospects.

Topics & Keywords

African history and culture analysis Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: The South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volume 38, Issue 138, pp. 102-102

DOI: 10.2307/3888648

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