Towards Interdisciplinarity

Experiences of the Long-term ACACIA Project

Edited by: Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig †, Olaf Bubenzer, Gunter Menz. With an introduction by: Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig †. With contributions by: Helga Besler, Andreas Bolten, Olaf Bubenzer, Frank Darius, Ute Dieckmann, Frank Förster, Stan Hendrickx, Friederike Jesse, Reinhard Klein-Arendt, Eileen Kose, Gunter Menz, Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig †, Julia Pauli, Jochen Richters, Heiko Riemer, Frank Seidel, Marc Seifert.

Series: TIAS Topics in Interdisciplinary African Studies Volume 16

2010
12 pp. Roman, 241 pp.
14 colour maps, 6 b/w maps, 6 aerial/satellite pictures, 3 colour screenshots, 14 b/w photos, 7 colour graphs, 11 b/w graphs, 12 drawings, 8 tables, numerous charts, index
Text language(s): English
Format: 170 x 240 mm
760 g
Hardcover
€ 69.80

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CONTENTS

Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig:
Towards Interdisciplinarity – An Introduction Based on Experiences of the Long-term Project ACACIA

Part I Case Studies Following the Accumulation Strategy

Olaf Bubenzer / Helga Besler:
Sands as Archives of Environmental Change – Examples from Egypt, Sudan and Namibia

Frank Förster / Heiko Riemer / Andreas Bolten / Olaf Bubenzer / Stan Hendrickx / Frank Darius:
Tracing Linear Structures – Remote Sensing, Landscape Classification and the Archaeology of Desert Roads in the Eastern Sahara

Part II Case Studies Following the Discourse Strategy

Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig / Frank Seidel / Marc Seifert:
The Interdisciplinary Dimension of Linguis­tic Historiography

Friederike Jesse / Reinhard Klein-Arendt:
Putting Together Archaeology and Historical Linguistics – The Case of Pottery

Eileen Kose / Marc Seifert:
The History of Iron Working at the Central Kavango – An Attempt at Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Part III Case Studies Following the Amalgamation Strategy

Andreas Bolten / Ute Dieckmann:
The Use of GIS for Analysing and Visualizing Historical Socio-economic and Ecological Farm Data in the Outjo District/Namibia

Gunter Menz / Jochen Richters:
Biomass Production in NW-Namibia – A Remote Sensing Modelling Approach

Julia Pauli:
Demographic and Anthropological Perspectives on Marriage and Reproduction in Namibia

Accompanying material:

• Cultural Change in the Prehistory of Arid Africa (ISBN 978-3-89645-092-0)
• Historical Language Contact in Africa (ISBN 978-3-89645-091-3)
• Konzeptualisierung von Landschaft im Mbukushu (K.333/K.43) Bantusprache in Nord-Namibia) (ISBN 978-3-89645-600-7)
• Language Contact, Language Change and History Based on Language Sources in Africa (ISBN 978-3-89645-093-7)
• Perception of the Invisible (ISBN 978-3-89645-603-8)

Cross-reference:

• Die libysch-berberischen Inschriften der Kanarischen Inseln in ihrem Felsbildkontext (ISBN 978-3-89645-942-8)
• From Bulamari to Yerwa to Metropolitan Maiduguri (ISBN 978-3-89645-460-7)
• Rock Paintings of the Klein Karoo and a Link to a Local Story (ISBN 978-3-89645-879-7)

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