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Patterns of senentism among the Basarwa of eastern Botswana
Politics and history in band societies • Cambridge [cambridgeshire] • Published In 1982 • Pages: 223-267
By: Hitchcock, Robert K..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper addresses the question of how and why hunter-gatherer groups reduce their mobility and begin to settle in single locations. In order to illustrate some of the factors involved in the shift to a sedentary way of life the author draws upon data collected over a three and a half year period among mobile and sedentary Basarwa in two areas of eastern Botswana. The article is divided into two parts: the first presenting a general discussion of the causes and consequences of sedentism, while the second is an evaluation of some of the general conclusions in light of specific case material. By approaching the subject of sedentism through case studies Hitchcock hopes to shed light on some of the conditions under which hunter-gatherer groups become sedentary and to clarify some of the broader implications of the process of settllng down (p. 224).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Population
- Composition of population
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Water supply
- Settlement patterns
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- San
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- eastern Botswana
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert K. Hitchcock
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81018043
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- San (African people)