First published in 1982, this book presents the results of a series of field investigations carried out in Kenya, Zambia and the Sudan into the 'archaeological' remains and material culture of contemporary small-scale societies, and demonstrates the way in which objects are used as symbols within social action and within particular world views and ideologies.
First published in 1982, this book presents the results of a series of field investigations carried out in Kenya, Zambia and the Sudan into the 'archaeological' remains and material culture of contemporary small-scale societies, and demonstrates the way in which objects are used as symbols within social action and within particular world views and ideologies.
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.
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.
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