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Symbols in Action: Ethnoarchaeological Studies of Material Culture
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In this article, the nature of material cultures in Baringo is discussed and a state of symbiosis and conflict is found in the Lozi region of the Nuba Mountains, Sudan.Abstract:
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.read more
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