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OverviewThis monograph examines Swahili plant subsistence and food production patterns through the analysis of macrobotanical remains from four archaeological sites on Pemba Island, Tanzania, dating to A.D. 700-1600. Specifically towns and villages are compared before and during the emergence of stonetowns, settlements characterized by stone/coral household and ritual architecture, which have been described as urban, based on their roles as economic, political, and religious centers along the eastern African coast. Swahili stonetowns are hypothesized to have exerted political control over the immediate hinterland for the purposes of obtaining trade items and staple goods, including plant products. Based on ethnohistoric reports, a wide variety of collected and cultivated plants have been previously proposed as being central to Swahili consumption and production economies including trees in mangrove habitats, coconut, sorghum, pearl millet, and Asian rice. Moreover, it has often been assumed that stonetowns obtained plant products, including staple grains, from the countryside and were not themselves primary food producers. These assumptions are tested directly against the archaeological record in this first comprehensive study of ancient Swahili plant foods. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah WalshawPublisher: BAR Publishing Imprint: BAR Publishing Volume: 2755 Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9781407314167ISBN 10: 1407314165 Pages: 138 Publication Date: 30 August 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'...a timely addition to the literature.. In conclusion, detailed analyses such as that presented in this book are important for understanding both local practices and the nature of different nodes in the regional economies. Walshaw's book is thus a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the East African coast and of the effects of urbanisation on food production, providing both essential data and nuanced contextual analyses.' Daphne Gallagher, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 52:2, 2017 '...a timely addition to the literature.. In conclusion, detailed analyses such as that presented in this book are important for understanding both local practices and the nature of different nodes in the regional economies. Walshaw's book is thus a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the East African coast and of the effects of urbanisation on food production, providing both essential data and nuanced contextual analyses.' Daphne Gallagher, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 52:2, 2017 '...a timely addition to the literature.. In conclusion, detailed analyses such as that presented in this book are important for understanding both local practices and the nature of different nodes in the regional economies. Walshaw's book is thus a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the East African coast and of the effects of urbanisation on food production, providing both essential data and nuanced contextual analyses.' Daphne Gallagher, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 52:2, 2017 '...a timely addition to the literature.. In conclusion, detailed analyses such as that presented in this book are important for understanding both local practices and the nature of different nodes in the regional economies. Walshaw's book is thus a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the East African coast and of the effects of urbanisation on food production, providing both essential data and nuanced contextual analyses.' Daphne Gallagher, Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 52:2, 2017 Author InformationSarah Walshaw Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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