Social Complexity in Southern Africa

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Thomas N. Huffman
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[1] University of the Witwatersrand,School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies
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African Archaeological Review | 2015年 / 32卷
关键词：
Bayesian modelling; Great Zimbabwe; Mapungubwe; Khami; Southern Africa; Zimbabwe culture;
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Comprehensive evidence has shown that Mapungubwe was the centre of the first state in southern Africa. Recently, some archaeologists have argued that the distribution of artefacts, stone walling, and hilltop locations suggests multiple and earlier centres. A close examination of these data, however, does not support the claims. Counter evidence involving ceramics, rainmaking vs. residence, radiocarbon dates, and field data continues to support the temporal primacy of Mapungubwe and the Shashe-Limpopo Valley.
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页数：20
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