The Beli Valley (Markoye, Burkina Faso): an Important Siderurgical District in the Time of the Great Empires
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5 juin 2023
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Burkina Faso Markoye (Burkina Faso) archaeology metallurgy (low furnaces) Protohistory Middle Ages (10th-13th century)Sujets proches
Land surveys Field guides Keys (Identification guides) Identification guides Hours (Time) Government surveys Thoroughfares Avenues Boulevards Godfathers Godmothers Medieval history History, Medieval Middle Ages--History Medieval period World history, Medieval Dark Ages Empires Neocolonialism Colonialism Expansion (United States politics) Forensic identification Steam-boilers--Furnaces Archeology Primary sources Forerunners Primary sources archeologyCiter ce document
Jean-Marc Fabre, « The Beli Valley (Markoye, Burkina Faso): an Important Siderurgical District in the Time of the Great Empires », Palethnologie, ID : 10670/1.zjkmib
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The surveys carried out in the valley of the Beli in the north of Burkina Faso enabled to identify numerous metallurgical sites. The uniqueness and specialisation of the area, together with the intensity and standardisation of the production, seem to characterise a siderurgical district from the late 1st and the early 2nd millennium AD. With the exception of the excavations carried out on the neighbouring sites of Kissi and Oursi, the chronocultural regional contexts are little known and do not yet enable the identification of the actors or sponsors of the metallurgical activity. We identify here the various avenues of investigation provided by the comparison of the different written and oral sources.