Early State Formation in Central Madagascar: An Archaeological Survey of Western Avaradrano

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Contents Figures Tables Foreword Teny Mialoha Preface Chapter 1. Introduction, by Henry T. Wright and Susan Kus Chapter 2. Landscape and Archaeology in Western Avaradrano Chapter 3. Ceramics and Cultural Phases in Central Imerina Chapter 4. The Ancient Settlements of Avaradrano Chapter 5. The Development of Settlement Systems in Western Avaradrano Chapter 6. Comments Glossary, by Victor Raharijaona Bibliography Appendix A. Catalogue of Site Information, by Henry T. Wright and Susan Kus Appendix B. Determination of Absolute Dates from Archaeological Sites in Central Madagascar, by Henry Wright, Andrianaivoarivony Rafolo, Ian Bailiff, David Burney, Herbert Haas, Victor Raharijaona, Solo Rakotovololona, David Rasamuel, and Robert Dewar Appendix C. A Contribution to the Paleoethnography of the Central Highlands of Madagascar, by Wilma Wetterstrom and Henry T. Wright Appendix D. Population and Production in Eighteenth-Century Madagascar: Analyzing Archaeological Evidence of the Subsistence Economy of the Central Highlands, by George Schwartz Appendix E. Ambohimanga: Creating a Capital and a Polity in Thought, Deed and Dirt, by Susan Kus