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Author:   Abubakar Sule Sani
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9781407358925

ISBN 10:   1407358928
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   30 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Kirfi and its settlement history 1.2 Theoretical framework 1.3 Scope and methodology 1.4 Concluding remarks 2. Background of Research 2.0 Introduction 2.1. Environmental settings 2.1.1 Climate 2.1.2 Geology and soils 2.1.3 Topography and drainage 2.1.4 Vegetation 2.2 An anthropological view of Southern Bauchi 2.3 Outline of West Africa's early history 2.3.1 Archaeology of Lake Chad Basin (Kanem-Borno) 2.3.2 Archaeology and history of Hausaland 2.3.3 History of Jukun/Kwararafa 2.3.4 Kagalan in history 2.3.5 The archaeology of Bauchi region 2.4 Concluding remarks 3. Recent Cultural Settings and Context of Productions 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Iron working 3.1.1 Iron smelting 3.1.2 The smelting space 3.2 Blacksmithing 3.2.1 Roles and social organisation 3.2.2 Learning process 3.2.3 Forging materials 3.2.4 Smithing workshops 3.2.5 The forging process 3.2.6 Products and marketing 3.3 Pottery making 3.3.1 Learning and apprenticeship 3.3.2 Raw material sourcing 3.3.3 Tools and materials 3.3.4 Clay preparation 3.3.5 Forming and shaping 3.3.6 Finishing 3.3.7 Decorations and their motifs 3.3.8 Firing 3.3.9 Post-firing treatments 3.3.10 Distribution and marketing 3.3.11 Products and function 3.3.12 Discard and symbolism 3.4 Textile production 3.4.1 Raw materials 3.4.2 Tools and space 3.4.3 Learning and training 3.4.4 Cotton spinning 3.4.5 Weaving 3.4.6 Dyes and dyeing 3.4.7 Product marketing 3.5 Concluding remarks 4. Field Walking and Survey 4.0 Introduction 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Site surveys 4.2.1 Tudun Dangawo 4.2.2 Kagalan 4.2.3 Kirfin Sama Hill 4.4 Concluding remarks 5. The Archaeological Excavations 5.0 Introduction 5.1 General methodological overview 5.2 Presentation of sites 5.2.1 Tudun Dangawo (TDG) 5.2.2 Kirfin Sama Hill (KSH) 5.2.3 Kagalan (KGL) 5.3 Overview of excavation units 5.3.1 The Tudun Dangawo Excavation Unit 5.3.2 Kirfin Sama Hill Excavation Unit 5.3.3 Kagalan Excavation Unit 5.4 Concluding remarks 6. Pottery 6.0 Introduction 6.1 Presentation of assemblage 6.2 Methodology used for analysis 6.2.1 Diagnostic sherds 6.2.2 Introducing sherd attributes 6.2.3 Setting out basic terminologies and definition of other attributes 6.3 Classification based on part of the vessel 6.3.1 Description of assemblage 6.3.2 Vessel distribution 6.4 Classification of handle types 6.5 Characteristics based on sherd thickness 6.6 Characteristics based on fabric (texture and inclusion) 6.7 Characteristics based on colour 6.8 Characteristics based on surface treatment 6.9 Classification based on decorative motif 6.9.1 Variation in decoration - roulette 6.9.2 Paint analysis 6.9.3 Incised motifs 6.10 Clay material characterisation 6.11 Concluding remarks 7. Finds other than Pottery 7.0 Introduction 7.1 Tudun Dangawo Settlement Site 7.1.1 Ferrous objects 7.1.2 Slag 7.1.3 Other metal objects 7.1.4 Bone objects 7.1.5 Stone objects 7.1.6 Other stone objects 7.1.7 Ceramic materials 7.1.8 Burnt clay-daub 7.1.9 Other ceramics 7.1.10 Unidentified materials 7.2 Kirfin Sama Hill 7.2.1 Ferrous objects 7.2.2 Slag 7.2.3 Other metal objects 7.2.4 Bone/shell objects 7.2.5 Bone objects 7.2.6 Stone objects 7.2.7 Ceramics 7.2.8 Others 7.2.9 Glass 7.3 Kagalan 7.3.1 Ferrous objects 7.3.2 Slag 7.3.3 Other metal objects 7.3.4 Bone and shell objects 7.3.5 Stone objects 7.3.6 Ceramics 7.4 Concluding remarks 8. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1a. Table of small finds for Tudun Dangawo Appendix 1b. Table of small finds for Kirfin Sama Hill Appendix 1c. Table of small finds for Kagalan Appendix 2. Table of various sherd decorations identified across all sites Appendix 3a. Preliminary Analysis of Faunal Remains I: 2011 Appendix 3b. Preliminary Analysis of Faunal Remains II: 2013 Appendix 4. Ceramic thin sections

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'A compendium of this kind is long overdue. I consider the book as a worthwhile contribution to the archaeology of the wider region, and thus to the archaeology of Africa as a whole.' Professor Detlef Gronenborn, Leibniz Research Institution for Archaeology (Roemisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum) 'The book contributes significantly to knowledge not only in African archaeology but also in other disciplines such as material culture, history, ethnography, and socio-cultural anthropology. It is a great contribution to thematic areas including movement of people and object, exchange, craft specialization and production, indigenous knowledge practice, slavery and conquest, settlement formation and political history among others.' Dr Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, University of Cambridge

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Abubakar Sule Sani is interested in the settlement history, material culture, and socio-political development of northern Nigeria over the last millennium, drawing from primary field and oral sources. He continued teaching after he was awarded a PhD from the University of East Anglia. In addition to his lecturing position, he doubles as the editor of Zaria Archaeology Papers Journal as well as the head of the Department of Archaeology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Abubakar is a Fellow of the America Council of Learned Societies.

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