Les sites de Labine et Welasso : étude ethnoarchéologique de la région de Kong (Nord-Est de la Côte-d'Ivoire)
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Abstract EN:
The labine site is located in the suburb of kong. The archeological remains which were collected give a very detailed description of the daily life of a community at the end of the xviiith and xixth century - in particular concerning the study of ceramics. Two main categories of ceramics can be distinguished : undoubtedly some ceramics have been produced locally or regionally while the others are rare imports of decorative techniques. In welasso, suburb of teneguera, the remains collected which accompanied the ceramics are quite homogeneous overall and provide some remarkable information on at least on two subjects : the occupancy and the desertion of the site. The site showed a non-stop occupancy ; it also revealed chronological features which would imply a continuity in the use of manufacturing techniques of domestic ceramics. Some ceramic fragments which were part of high quality thrown pots, would imply that some contacts existed with the sudan. A study of the chronological data proved that the sites were occupied before the arrival of the mandes (xivth century)
Abstract FR:
Le site de labine s'inscrit dans l'agglomeration de kong. Les vestiges recueillis presentent une physionomie tres precise de la vie quotidienne d'une communaute de la fin du xviiie et du xixe siecle. Il s'agit notamment de la ceramique. Deux groupes essentiels ont pu etre distingues : l'un appartient sans contestation aux productions locales ou regionales, l'autre aux rares importations de techniques decoratives. A welasso, dans l'agglomeration de teneguera, l'ensemble des vestiges recueillis accompagnant les ceramiques semble particulierement homogene et apporte une serie d'informations remarquables au moins sur deux points : l'occupation et l'abandon du le site a montre une perennite d'occupation, il a aussi apporte des elements chronologiques qui laissent penser a une continuite dans les techniques de fabrication de ceramiques d'usage domestique. Certains fragments de ceramiques, bien tournes, laissent supposer quelques contacts soudanais. L'observation des donnees chronologiques a montre que les sites ont ete occupes avant l'arrivee des mande (xive siecle).