WEST AFRICAN EARLY TOWNS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF HOUSEHOLDS IN URBAN LANDSCAPES (ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS SERIES) (VOLUME 95) by Holl, Augustin F. C.
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ISBN: 9780915703616
The University of Michigan Press | 01 June 2006
Paperback | 168 pages
Signed to Professor Tom Herison
West African Awdaghost (Tegdaoust) emerged as a vital medieval trade center before its decline in the sixteenth century AD. Extensively excavated and accompanied by a large body of published material, Awdaghost provides a unique opportunity for the application of household archaeology to a West African settlement. By examining the building sequences of the habitation complexes, with their evolving space allocations, this monograph demonstrates how the household units in Awdaghost reflect fluctuating social organization and economic conditions.