IROWS-ISA Workshop: Systemic Boundaries

March 5, 2016



The Archaeology of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Emergence of Interaction Networks


Peter Robertshaw

California State University, San Bernardino

Within the constraints of a 15-minute presentation I will survey archaeological evidence, primarily from the interior of the continent, that is relevant to understanding sub-Saharan Africans’ entanglement (or lack thereof) in (emergent) world systems from c. 2000 BC onwards. Domestic crops, animals, and beads figure prominently in this discussion. I will also comment upon the emergence of interaction networks within sub-Saharan Africa.


 


IROWS-ISA Workshop

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