Drivers and trajectories of land cover change in East Africa: Human and environmental interactions from 6000 years ago to present
East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
[HTML][HTML] A chronologically reliable record of 17,000 years of biomass burning in the Lake Victoria area
Fire regimes differ across tropical and subtropical biomes depending on multiple parameters
whose interactions and levels of importance are poorly understood, particularly at …
whose interactions and levels of importance are poorly understood, particularly at …
Early pastoral mobility and seasonality in Kenya assessed through stable isotope analysis
Eastern African pastoralists today depend on mobility to access seasonally available
pastures for their livestock. Here, we evaluate the importance of mobility strategies for …
pastures for their livestock. Here, we evaluate the importance of mobility strategies for …
Cemeteries on a moving frontier: Mortuary practices and the spread of pastoralism from the Sahara into eastern Africa
Today, pastoral systems in eastern Africa are supported by elaborate social networks that
minimize risk and facilitate the movement of people, animals, and resources across …
minimize risk and facilitate the movement of people, animals, and resources across …
Long-term dynamics of pastoral ecology in northern Kenya: An old model for new resilience
DK Wright - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2019 - Elsevier
As the pace of global climate change accelerates, residents of the arid and semi-arid lands
of northern Kenya face significant obstacles to maintain viable communities. Colonial and …
of northern Kenya face significant obstacles to maintain viable communities. Colonial and …
Pastoral Neolithic settlement at Luxmanda, Tanzania
The later Holocene spread of pastoralism throughout eastern Africa profoundly changed
socio-economic and natural landscapes. During the Pastoral Neolithic (ca. 5000–1200 bp) …
socio-economic and natural landscapes. During the Pastoral Neolithic (ca. 5000–1200 bp) …
Usable pasts forum: Critically engaging food security
In this inaugural Usable Pasts Forum, we make the case that archaeology has a critical role
to play in reframing approaches to food security in the African continent. Readers who are …
to play in reframing approaches to food security in the African continent. Readers who are …
Knowledge transmission through the lens of lithic production: A case study from the pastoral Neolithic of southern Kenya
ST Goldstein - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2019 - Springer
This paper examines theoretical and methodological approaches to measuring and
discussing skill in the archaeological record. Focusing specifically on evaluating skill in lithic …
discussing skill in the archaeological record. Focusing specifically on evaluating skill in lithic …
Raw material and regionalization in stone age eastern Africa
Stone tools are the dominant artifact type at Paleolithic sites, and the kinds of stone tools
used and their methods of manufacture form some of the richest datasets to assess temporal …
used and their methods of manufacture form some of the richest datasets to assess temporal …
Lithic technological organization of the “Elmenteitan” early herders in southern Kenya: Implications for mobility, exchange, and climatic resilience
ST Goldstein - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mobile pastoralism is the earliest form of food production to develop in Africa, and for the
past 5000 years has remained one of the most important subsistence strategies for people …
past 5000 years has remained one of the most important subsistence strategies for people …