Les monuments mégalithiques du Somaliland

Field investigations in Somaliland, quite scant but done as early as the xixth century, have allowed to evidence structures devoted mainly to funerary purpose. Briefly described in the literature, they provide nonetheless some typological and chronological indications. Surveys and excavations betwee...

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Autores principales:	Jean-Paul Cros, Xavier Gutherz, Joséphine Lesur, Mohamed Abdi Ali
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Publicado:	OpenEdition 2017
Materias:	Neolithic tumulus stelae standing stones Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f963070462b14005914c00c44cc574c52021-12-02T10:48:12ZLes monuments mégalithiques du Somaliland2431-204510.4000/aaa.994https://doaj.org/article/f963070462b14005914c00c44cc574c52017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/aaa/994https://doaj.org/toc/2431-2045Field investigations in Somaliland, quite scant but done as early as the xixth century, have allowed to evidence structures devoted mainly to funerary purpose. Briefly described in the literature, they provide nonetheless some typological and chronological indications. Surveys and excavations between 2002 and 2005 have also contributed to check the presence of numerous megalithic monuments with variable morphology. Review of previous work done by our predecessors added to our own research makes it possible to propose a preliminary typology – with four main types of monuments – and a tentative long-term chronology of the various forms of monuments. This chronological discussion will take into account the funerary steles formerly described or recently studied in a larger geographical area, extending on the whole Horn of Africa.Jean-Paul CrosXavier GutherzJoséphine LesurMohamed Abdi AliOpenEditionarticleNeolithictumulusstelaestanding stonesArchaeologyCC1-960History of the artsNX440-632ENFRAfrique Archéologie Arts, Vol 13, Pp 43-58 (2017)
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topic	Neolithic tumulus stelae standing stones Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632
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description	Field investigations in Somaliland, quite scant but done as early as the xixth century, have allowed to evidence structures devoted mainly to funerary purpose. Briefly described in the literature, they provide nonetheless some typological and chronological indications. Surveys and excavations between 2002 and 2005 have also contributed to check the presence of numerous megalithic monuments with variable morphology. Review of previous work done by our predecessors added to our own research makes it possible to propose a preliminary typology – with four main types of monuments – and a tentative long-term chronology of the various forms of monuments. This chronological discussion will take into account the funerary steles formerly described or recently studied in a larger geographical area, extending on the whole Horn of Africa.
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Les monuments mégalithiques du Somaliland

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