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1	Les vestiges mobiliers de l'occupation byzantine en Afrique antique (VIe-VIIe s. ap. JC) / Archaeological material from the Byzantine occupation of Ancient Africa (VIth-VIIth centuries A.D.) Jacquest, Hélène 18 December 2010 (has links) Les vestiges mobiliers de l'occupation byzantine de l'Afrique antique constituent un corpus important d'objets en céramique (vaisselle, amphores et carreaux de terre cuite), en verre (lampes), en pierre (décor sculpté et mosaïques) en plus des monnaies. L'ensemble de ces objets provient des fouilles des niveaux d'occupation datés entre les VIe et VIIe siècles ap. J.-C., période pour laquelle les sources historiques témoignent de la Reconquête de la région menée par les armées impériales venues de Constantinople. Pour retrouver la trace des Byzantins eux-mêmes, c'est le travail de plusieurs génération d'antiquaires, d'explorateurs et d'archéologues qui a d'abord été examiné en se posant la question de savoir quelle était la nature des vestiges retrouvés. Ceux-ci témoignaient-ils d'une communauté de culture entre Orient et Occident rendue possible grâce à la restauration de l'autorité impériale ? Ou bien l'Afrique avait-elle révélé, à travers ses traditions artisanales fortes, toute la singularité de sa place au carrefour de la Méditerranée occidentale ? / The archaeological material from the Byzantine occupation of ancient Africa forms a huge corpus of objects in ceramics (crockery, amphoras and tiles of terra cotta), glass (lamps), stones (carved decoration and mosaics) in addition to the coins. All these objects are coming from occupations dated between VIth and VIIth centuries A.D., period for which the historical sources testify to the Reconquest of the area, carried out by the imperial armies from Constantinople. Find the traces of the Byzantines themselves was the work of several generations of antiquarians, explorers and archaeologists asking the question of the true nature of the found remains. Did those vestiges testify a cultural community between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Sea made possible by the restoration of imperial authority ? Or did Africa reveal through its strong handcrafted traditions all the singularity of its place at the crossroads of the Western Mediterranean ? Archéologie Byzantine Afrique antique Verre Céramique Mosaïques Byzantine Archaeology Ancient Africa
2	A systematics for interpreting past structures with possible cosmic references in Sub-Saharan Africa Wade, Richard Peter 05 May 2009 (has links) This thesis presents a method of identifying astronomical expressionsinherent within the spatial geography, cultural landscapes, and layouts of structures with a view to implementing the systematics in an African context. In determining astronomical codes of the southern African pre - early farmer and metalworking archaeological sites - this review deals with oral tradition, rituals, formative calendars, fertility, meteorites, eclipses, bio-diversity, sustainable agriculture, rainmaking and the general star lore. Conclusions are drawn from the hypothesis that certain structures functioned as astronomical expressions by use of monoliths and other configurations, with specific examples of how these possibilities were drawn from aspects within the Mapungubwe/Zimbabwe Cultural Complex and the preceding riverine cultural formations. / Dissertation (MSc(Applied Science))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Architecture / unrestricted Ethnoastronomy Tourism Ancient africa Technologies and applied sciences Oral history Social sciences History Gamma-ray astronomy Computer simulation Ethno mathematics Mathematical literacy Astronomy Indigenous knowledge systems Lemba (culture) History Anthropology Culture and identity Agriculture Archaeology Historical astronomy Heritage Archaeoastronomy Calendars Cosmology Spatial geography Cultural landscapes Cave art Machema Mapungubwe Stelae Megaliths Monoliths Socialecology Heritage management Cultural landscape Cultural ecology Heritage conservation Systematics Heritage assessment Entoptic Cognitive anthropology Precision agriculture Indigenous material culture Venda Shona Sustainable agriculture Meteorology Cognitive Architecture Cosmic reference Neuropsychological theory Agricultural sciences Rainmaking Oral tradition UCTD

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Les vestiges mobiliers de l'occupation byzantine en Afrique antique (VIe-VIIe s. ap. JC) / Archaeological material from the Byzantine occupation of Ancient Africa (VIth-VIIth centuries A.D.)

A systematics for interpreting past structures with possible cosmic references in Sub-Saharan Africa