عنوان

An Outline of Recent Studies on the Nigerian Nok Culture

شماره

LA113560

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

An Outline of Recent Studies on the Nigerian Nok Culture

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Peter Breunig, Nicole Rupp, Peter Breunig, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Until recently the Nigerian Nok Culture had primarily been known for its terracotta sculptures and the existence of iron metallurgy, providing some of the earliest evidence for artistic sculpting and iron working in sub-Saharan Africa. Research was resumed in 2005 to understand the Nok Culture phenomenon, employing a holistic approach in which the sculptures and iron metallurgy remain central, but which likewise covers other archaeological aspects including chronology, settlement patterns, economy, and the environment as key research themes. In the beginning of this endeavour the development of social complexity during the duration of the Nok Culture constituted a focal point. However, after nearly ten years of research and an abundance of new data the initial hypothesis can no longer be maintained. Rather than attributes of social complexity like signs of inequality, hierarchy, nucleation of settlement systems, communal and public monuments, or alternative African versions of complexity discussed in recent years, it has become apparent that the Nok Culture, no matter which concept is followed, developed complexity only in terms of ritual. Relevant information and arguments for the transition of the theoretical background are provided here. Until recently the Nigerian Nok Culture had primarily been known for its terracotta sculptures and the existence of iron metallurgy, providing some of the earliest evidence for artistic sculpting and iron working in sub-Saharan Africa. Research was resumed in 2005 to understand the Nok Culture phenomenon, employing a holistic approach in which the sculptures and iron metallurgy remain central, but which likewise covers other archaeological aspects including chronology, settlement patterns, economy, and the environment as key research themes. In the beginning of this endeavour the development of social complexity during the duration of the Nok Culture constituted a focal point. However, after nearly ten years of research and an abundance of new data the initial hypothesis can no longer be maintained. Rather than attributes of social complexity like signs of inequality, hierarchy, nucleation of settlement systems, communal and public monuments, or alternative African versions of complexity discussed in recent years, it has become apparent that the Nok Culture, no matter which concept is followed, developed complexity only in terms of ritual. Relevant information and arguments for the transition of the theoretical background are provided here.

تاريخ نشر

2016

توصيف ظاهري

237-255

عنوان

Journal of African Archaeology

شماره جلد

14/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2191-5784

اصطلاح موضوعی

Central Nigeria

اصطلاح موضوعی

Iron Age

اصطلاح موضوعی

Nok Culture

اصطلاح موضوعی

West Africa

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Nicole Rupp

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Peter Breunig

شماره بازیابی

10.3213/2191-5784-10298

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y