id
	11996
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/11996
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Reconstructing prehistoric settlement models and land use patterns on Mt. Damota/SW Ethiopia
Creator
	Vogelsang, Ralf
	Wendt, Karl Peter
Date
	2018
Language
	eng
Abstract
	Although high-altitude mountain habitats are often regarded as unfavorable for human occupation (e.g. Aldenderfer 2014); on the other hand tropical highlands in Africa are suggested as potential refugia during times of environmental stress (e.g. Basell 2008; Brandt et al. 2012). Archaeological investigations on Mount Damota (2908 m a.s.l.), located on the boundary between the Southwest Ethiopian Highlands to the west and the southern Main Ethiopian Rift valley to the east, yielded a large number of archaeological sites from the Middle Stone Age period until historical times. In this paper we try to reconstruct settlement models for the late Pleistocene and Holocene occupation in this area and speculate about potential land use patterns. Such complex topics demand a landscape archaeological approach that includes open-air sites and rock-shelters. The results from our excavations at Mochena Borago Rock-shelter and evidence from open-air-sites that were recorded during intensive surveys on the slopes and plateau of the mountain, allow a first reconstruction of the settlement history of the area.
Is Part Of
	Quaternary International
Cited by
	11057
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.06.061
Issn
	1040-6182
Pages
	140-149
Uri
	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618217300599
Volume
	485
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/Z9CE4KS8/item-list
In series
	Inside – Outside: Integrating Cave and Open-Air Archives

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