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Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. By Akinwumi O. Ogundiran . Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 55. BAR, Archaeopress, 2002, Viii+163 pages; 42 tables; 47 figures, maps, plans and drawings; 27 b/w plates; 16-page bibliography; Index. ISBN 1-8417-1468-2. Price: £30.00.

Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. By... BOOK REVIEW Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. By Akinwumi O. Ogundiran. Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 55. BAR, Archaeopress, 2002, Viii+163 pages; 42 tables; 47 figures, maps, plans and drawings; 27 b/w plates; 16-page bibliography; Index. ISBN 1-8417-1468-2. Price: £30.00. This volume is based upon the doctoral dissertation Ogundiran produced for Boston University in 2000, and is the culmination of 15 years of (noncontinuous) ethnohistorical research and archaeological excavation and analysis. The study investigates the sociopolitical developments of Ìlàrè, a small periphery of the Yoruba-Edo region which nonetheless witnessed the development of centralized polities as early as the 13th century. Because of this long-term social complexity, Ogundiran chose to structure his investigation to develop a diachronic perspective on social development, economy, and landscape within this region, and to investigate the interactions between Ìlàrè and the surrounding regions. He sees a key concept to be an understanding of settlement cycling, the sequential rhythm of settlement rise and collapse. Ogundirans investigation of this process necessarily requires a regional perspective, as well as the use of as many sources of data as can be mustered. As a result, oral traditions or histories are an important http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African Archaeology Brill

Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. By Akinwumi O. Ogundiran . Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 55. BAR, Archaeopress, 2002, Viii+163 pages; 42 tables; 47 figures, maps, plans and drawings; 27 b/w plates; 16-page bibliography; Index. ISBN 1-8417-1468-2. Price: £30.00.

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Journal of African Archaeology , Volume 1 (2): 249 – Oct 25, 2003
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BOOK REVIEW Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. By Akinwumi O. Ogundiran. Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 55. BAR, Archaeopress, 2002, Viii+163 pages; 42 tables; 47 figures, maps, plans and drawings; 27 b/w plates; 16-page bibliography; Index. ISBN 1-8417-1468-2. Price: £30.00. This volume is based upon the doctoral dissertation Ogundiran produced for Boston University in 2000, and is the culmination of 15 years of (noncontinuous) ethnohistorical research and archaeological excavation and analysis. The study investigates the sociopolitical developments of Ìlàrè, a small periphery of the Yoruba-Edo region which nonetheless witnessed the development of centralized polities as early as the 13th century. Because of this long-term social complexity, Ogundiran chose to structure his investigation to develop a diachronic perspective on social development, economy, and landscape within this region, and to investigate the interactions between Ìlàrè and the surrounding regions. He sees a key concept to be an understanding of settlement cycling, the sequential rhythm of settlement rise and collapse. Ogundirans investigation of this process necessarily requires a regional perspective, as well as the use of as many sources of data as can be mustered. As a result, oral traditions or histories are an important

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