NEW DIRECTIONS FOR HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN EASTERN AFRICA?

Recent years have seen growth in the number of historical archaeology studies in Eastern Africa. Combining critical analysis of material remains alongside the available documentary and oral sources, these offer new insights into the precolonial and colonial pasts of the region. However, the field is...

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Published in:	Journal of African history Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 173 - 181
Main Author:	LANE, PAUL J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01-07-2016
Subjects:	African history Archaeological evidence Archaeology colonial encounters Cultural identity Eastern Africa historical archaeology JAH Forum: New Directions in East African Archaeology material culture slavery East Africa slavery Eastern Africa colonial encounters material culture historical archaeology
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Summary:	Recent years have seen growth in the number of historical archaeology studies in Eastern Africa. Combining critical analysis of material remains alongside the available documentary and oral sources, these offer new insights into the precolonial and colonial pasts of the region. However, the field is less well established than in either West or Southern Africa and the full potential of the subdiscipline has yet to be realised. This contribution reviews the main analytical and theoretical trends, drawing on a selection of examples. Several other research themes that might warrant investigation are also identified, and the general lack of engagement with material culture and the archaeology of the last few hundred years on the part of historians, is lamented.
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ISSN:	0021-8537 1469-5138 1469-5138
DOI:	10.1017/S0021853716000049