The transition to farming in eastern Africa: new faunal and dating evidence from Wadh Lang'o and Usenge, Kenya

Paul Lane; Ceri Ashley; Oula Seitsonen; Paul Harvey; Sada Mire; Frederick Odede

The transition to farming in eastern Africa: new faunal and dating evidence from Wadh Lang'o and Usenge, Kenya

Paul Lane, Ceri Ashley, Oula Seitsonen, Paul Harvey, Sada Mire, Frederick Odede

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Abstract

The exploratory investigation of two sites in Kenya throws new light on the transition from a 'stone age' to an iron age: The model of widespread cultural replacement by Bantu-speaking iron producers is questioned and instead the authors propose a long interaction with regional variations. In matters of lithics, ceramics, hunting, gathering, husbandry and cooking, East African people created local and eclectic packages of change between 1500BC and AD500.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-81
Number of pages	20
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	81
Issue number	311
Publication status	Published - Mar 2007

Keywords

Africa
Kenya
Late Stone Age
Iron Age
food production
ceramics
pottery
Urewe
Kansyore
hunter-farmer interactions
BANTU EXPANSION

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http://antiquity.ac.uk/Ant/081/0062/ant0810062.pdf

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