| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Chapter 1: The Archaeology of Western Sahara in Context -- Joanne Clarke and Nick Brooks; Introduction; Aims and approach of this volume; Geopolitical context; The Western Sahara Project: history, context and aims; Previous archaeological and environmental research in Western Sahara; The archaeology of Western Sahara in regional context; Chapter 2: The Environmental Survey -- Sue J. McLaren, Nick Brooks, Helena White, Marijke van der Veen, Tony Gouldwell and Maria Guagnin; Introduction |
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Geology and topographyOverview; Northern Sector; Southern Sector; Present-day climate; Past climatic contexts; Holocene climate change in the Sahara; Palaeo-environmental indicators in the Project study areas; Results of environmental survey work; Approach and methodology; Results from the Northern Sector; Results from the Southern Sector; Discussion; Chapter 3: Typology of Stone Features -- Nick Brooks, Salvatore Garfi and Yves Gauthier; Introduction; Features, structures and monuments; Typologies of stone features; Morphological groups; Cairns; Falcate monuments ('Falcates') |
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Other types of stone featurePetroforms; Descriptions of stone features by groups and types; Cairns; Falcate monuments ('Falcates'); Petroforms; Other monument types; Chapter 4: The Extensive Survey -- Nick Brooks, Joanne Clarke, Yves Gauthier and Maria Guagnin; Introduction; Approach and methodology; Rationale and approach; Identifi cation of stone features using Google Earth imagery; Presentation of data; Results; Types and numbers of features recorded; Frequencies and distributions of stone features by morphological group and type; Use of quartz in association with stone features |
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Artefact concentrations (lithics and ceramics)Rock art; Discussion; Affi nities with the central Sahara; Regional innovation; Relative dating of monumental stone features; Differences between the Northern and Southern Sectors; Conclusions; Chapter 5: Intensive Survey -- Salvatore Garfi and Joanne Clarke; Introduction; Methods; Topography of the TF1 Study Area; Zone I: inselberg and pediment (central south); Zone II: dissected plain with tors (south); Zone III: rising and undulating ground (central north); Zone IV: dissected plain (north); Overview of archaeology; Differing landscapes |
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Other monument typesDiscussion; Relationship of monuments to the landscape; Patterns in monument types -- spatially and to do with associated features; Relationships with monuments farther afield; Description of monuments and artefact scatter sites from the TF1 Study Area noted in the text; Chapter 6: The Excavations -- Joanne Clarke, Vicky Winton and Alexander Wasse; Introduction; 2005 Excavations; WS023; WS024; Chipped stone from the vicinity of WS023 and WS024 (V. Winton); Degree of modifi cation and raw material reduction; Raw materials; Comparisons and interpretation; Dating of the tumuli |
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Discussion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Western Sahara
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Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric -- Western Sahara
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Antiquities.
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric.
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| SUBJECT |
Western Sahara -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Western Sahara.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brooks, Nick
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| ISBN |
9781782971771 |
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1782971777 |
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