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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
TOPICS:
GENERAL
RESEARCH AREAS:
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Urbanism
and Complexity
Online
abstract
S. K. McIntosh and R. J. McIntosh. 1984. "The early city in
West Africa: Towards an understanding". The African Archaeological
Review . 2: 73-98.
Online
abstract
R. J. McIntosh. N.D."Western representations of urbanism and
invisible African towns". In (ed.) Susan Keech McIntosh. Beyond
Chiefdoms. Afrian Middle-range Societies.
Online
abstract
R. J. McIntosh. 1991."Early Urban Clusters in China and Africa:
The Arbitration of Social Ambiguity." Journal of Field Archaeology
. 18: 199-212.
Online
abstract
R.J.McIntosh. 1993. "The Pulse Model; Genesis and accommodation
of specialization in the Middle Niger". Journal of African
History . 34: 181-220.
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Jenne-jeno Background Information
Jenne-jeno,
An Ancient African City (in English)
Jenné-jeno,
Une Ancienne Cité Africaine (en français)
Excavations and Survey
Online
abstract: R. J. McIntosh and S. K. McIntosh. 1994.
"A la recherche du diagramme fondateur de la Djenne prehistorique
[Search for the founding diagram of prehistoric Djenne]." In
(eds.) Rogier M.A. Bedaux and J.D. van der Waals. Djenne. Une Ville
Millenaire au Mali. Leiden: Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, pp. 54-63.
Ceramics
Summary
Description
Terracottas and Looting
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Online
Article [pdf] (pages 42-45)
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh
1987 "Prospection archéologique aux alentours de Dia,
Mali, 1986/1987", Nyame Akuma 29: 42-45
Online Article [pdf]
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh
Archaeological Reconnaissance in Dia, Mali.
Final Report to National Geographic. 1986.
Download Full
version
[pdf] (large
file! 31MB)
Download by Chapters:
- Chapter 1: Introduction and
Objectives [pdf]
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Chapter 2: Excavation and Stratigraphy
[pdf]
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Chapter 3: Artifacts and Features
[pdf]
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Chapter 4: Pottery [pdf]
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Chapter 5: Settlement Patterns [pdf]
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Appendices and References
[pdf]
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Online
Article [pdf] (pages 5-12)
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh. "Prospection
archéologique aux alentours de Tombouctou, 1984. Rapport
préliminaire", Nyame Akuma. 24/25: 5-12. 1984.
Online Article [pdf]
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh
Archaeological Reconnaissance in Timbuktu, Mali. Final Report to
National Geographic. 1985.
Download Full
version [pdf] (large file!
14MB)
Download by Section:
- Part I: Authors, Background,
Methodology and Geomorphological Context, Settlement Pattern [pdf]
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Part II: Artifact Analyses [pdf]
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Part III: Conclusions, References, Captions and Acknowledgements
[pdf]
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Part IV: Appendix A: Survey Data and Appendix B: Laboratory
Analysis of Slags [pdf]
Article:
McIntosh, S.K. and R.J. McIntosh. "Archaeological reconnaissance
in the region of Timbuktu, Mali", National Geographic Research
2(3):302-19. 1986.
Article:
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh. "Reconnaissance
archéologiques le long du Moyen Niger" in (eds.) M.
Raimbault and K. Sanogo. Recherches Archéologiques au Mali:
Les Sites Protohistoriques de la Zone Lacustre. (1991): 99-120.
Paris: Karthala.
Article:
McIntosh, R.J. and S.K. McIntosh. "La prospection
d'après les photos aériennes: Regions de Jenné
et Tombouctou", in (eds.) J. Devisse and J. Polet, Vallées
du Niger: Catalogue Scientifique: 234-247. 1993. |
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MUSEUM SITE
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Online
Article [MSword]
Results of recent excavations at
Jenné-jeno and Djenné, Mali
Presented at Pan African
Congress of Prehistory
Bamako, February 2001
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SURVEY |
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Online
Abstract
R. McIntosh. 1983. "Floodplain geomorphology and human occupation
of the Upper Inland Delta of the Niger". Geographical Journal
. 149: 182-201
Online
Abstract
R. J. McIntosh and S. K. McIntosh. 1994. "Les prospections
d'apres les photos aeriennes: regions de Jenne et Tombouctou."
Vallees du Niger . Paris: Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux,
pp. 234-248.
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GENERAL
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Online
Article [pdf] (pages 47-61)
McIntosh, S.K., McIntosh, R.J. and H. Bocoum. "The
Middle Senegal Valley Project: preliminary results from the 1990-1991
field season", Nyame Akuma 38: 47-61. 1992.
Online Abstract
McIntosh, S.K. and H. Bocoum. "New perspectives on
Sincu Bara, a first millennium site in the Senegal Valley. African
Archaeological Review, vol. 17 (1): 124-178. 2000.
Article:
Bocoum, H. and S.K. McIntosh. Fouilles à Sincu Bara,
un site de l'Age de Fer dans la Moyenne Vallée du Sénégal
(with H. Bocoum) Dakar: IFAN/Ch. A. Diop/ Nouakchott: CRIAA. 2002.
Article:
Bocoum, H. McIntosh, S.K. and McIntosh, R.J. "L'âge
du fer dans la moyenne vallée du fleuve Sénégal.
Notes Africaines, no. 196:9-18. 2000. |
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Rice
University
Archaeological Field School
Gorée Island, Senegal
June 15–July 28, 2005
GORÉE
Archaeology
website by Shawn Murray
FIELD
SCHOOL INFORMATION:
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THE
GORÉE FIELD SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
In 2005, the small island town of Gorée, located off the coast
of Senegal just a short ferry-ride away from the capital of Dakar, will
be the focus of a six-week field school in historical archaeology and
laboratory analysis. Renowned as an island from which West African slaves
were shipped to the New World, Gorée Island is a remarkable field
site for historical archaeological investigation. Its significance is
underscored by its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage site list. The
2005 excavations are part of an ongoing investigation into the growth
and development of Gorée into a supply port for the Atlantic trade,
occupied and serviced by a polycultural population of slaves, Europeans,
mainland Africans, and mixed-race, high-caste women known as signares.
COURSES
Two courses will be taught for a total of six hours Rice credit:
Anth 364 Historical Archaeology Field Techniques - 3 hours This
course offers field instruction in methods used in archaeology generally
and historical archaeology in particular. It emphasizes practical instruction |
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in excavation and data collection techniques,
as well as recording methods, including drawing and site photography.
Excavation takes place daily, Mon-Fri, from 7:30 a.m.–12:00
p.m.
Anth 370 Archaeological laboratory techniques and analysis - 3 hours
The techniques of processing, recording, and conserving archaeological
materials recovered from excavation, and their preliminary analysis,
are emphasized in this course. Since many of the artifacts recovered
will be imports from Europe, students will learn to identify the source
area and production date of different types of imports. Lab activities
take place daily Mon-Fri 2:30–5:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m.–12
p.m.
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FACULTY
The Field School's principal instructor is Dr. Ibrahima Thiaw (Rice University, IFAN-Ch-A. Diop laboratory). Also participating will
be Dr. Susan McIntosh (Rice University), and Dr.
Shawn Murray (U. Wisconsin-Madison), archaeobotanist, who will
direct a program for recovering, processing, and sorting botanical materials
from the excavations.
Additional instruction will be provided by one of more of the
other Affiliated Faculty:
Dr. Alexander Byrd, History Department, Rice University,
History of the Atlantic slave trade
Dr. Christopher DeCorse, Anthropology Department, Syracuse
University,
African historical archaeology – the identification of European
trade goods at African sites
Dr. Roderick McIntosh, Anthropology Department, Rice
University,
West African archaeology.
Dr. François Richard, Anthropology Department,
Rice University,
West African historical archaeology.
COSTS
The cost of the field school is $3,500 for tuition, room, board, and
local, program-related travel between Dakar and Gorée. International
health insurance (required) and transportation to and from Dakar, Senegal
are additional.
Refund policy: if the student
withdraws before 1 June, but after assumption of expenses such as air
tickets, housing deposits, etc, the student pays actual costs incurred.
Withdrawal after 1 June but before Jun 15: actual costs plus
50% tuition
Withdrawal after 15 June start date: no refund.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
There are no specific pre-requisites admission to the field school, there is
a general requirement that participants have prior course work in EITHER
African history or archaeology. A student without any background in archaeology
will be required to do extra preparatory reading (Fagan, 1999, Archaeology,
A Brief Introduction). GPA must be 3.0 or better. Excavation involves
fairly vigorous physical labor: digging, scraping, lifting, climbing.
Students must be physically able to undertake all these activities. No
language preparation is required.
FIELD
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
6 April:
pre-departure orientation, 7 pm
15 June:
arrival in Dakar Senegal
15-17
June: on-site cultural orientation in Dakar, Wolof
language instruction
18 June
– 28 July: Gorée
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APPLICATION
DEADLINE
MONDAY, MARCH 14
INFORMATION
AND FORMS
Please contact Professor Susan McIntosh, Anthropology (skmci@rice.edu)
for any further information.
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