Talensi animal sacrifice and its archaeological implications

World Archaeology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-244

  Insoll, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animals; Archaeology; Ethnoarchaeology; Ghana; Sacrifice; Talensi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; MATERIAL CULTURE; RELIGION;

GHANA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951736625     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438241003672856     Document Type: Article

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