Iron Age Landscapes of the Benue River Valley, Cameroon
| dc.contributor.author | Wright, DK | |
| dc.contributor.author | MacEachern, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Choi, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Choi, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lang, C | |
| dc.contributor.author | Djoussou, JD | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-09T07:56:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-09T07:56:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-09-03 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-03-09T07:56:15Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Iron Age settlements of northern Cameroon were dispersed across the landscape, taking advantage of different eco-climatic zones to exploit a variety of natural resources. Situated at the interface of the upper and lower terraces of the Benue River, mound sites in the area around Garoua have occupation histories spanning multiple centuries. The site of Langui-Tchéboua displays evidence for rapid accumulation of sediments approximately 700 years ago, which may have been a deliberate construction strategy that would have allowed the site’s inhabitants to exploit resources in both floodplain and dryland contexts. The combined use of multiple dating methods and micromorphology provide novel insights into both the mechanisms of anthropogenic landscape change and possible motivations governing those choices. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0093-4690 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2042-4582 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Informa UK Limited | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Field Archaeology | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1080/00934690.2017.1358017 | |
| dc.subject | West African Iron Age | |
| dc.subject | Karal Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Settlement Mounds | |
| dc.subject | Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating | |
| dc.subject | Soil Micromorphology | |
| dc.title | Iron Age Landscapes of the Benue River Valley, Cameroon | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | MacEachern, S|0000-0002-4859-3998 | |
| pubs.begin-page | 394 | |
| pubs.end-page | 407 | |
| pubs.issue | 5 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Kunshan University | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Kunshan University Faculty | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 42 |
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