Ref ID:	29242
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Wright, Henry T. Rakotoarisoa, J. A. Heurtebize, G. Vérin, Pierre
Title:	The evolution of settlement systems in the Efaho River Valley, Anosy : a preliminary report on the archaeological reconnaissances of 1983-1986
Date:	1993
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Abstract:	Survey and excavation in the Efaho river valley in southeastern Madagascar have produced a sequence of four cultural phases dating from the tenth to the nineteenth centuries AD. Early coastal settlements indicate a reliance on fishing and cattle herding, while later ones, concerned more on river valley terraces, indicate a growing reliance on wet rice cultivation. Settlement patterns also indicate the appearance of a pattern of larger centres and smaller satellite villages during the third of the four phases the first two phases show no signs of a settlement hierarchy. The report also describes local pottery in detail and refers to the use of imported ceramics for dating purposes.
Date Created:	3/31/2009
Volume:	13
Page Start:	61
Page End:	93