The Role of Ethnohistoric Data in Reconstructing Ancient Siderurgy in Dogon Country (Mali)

Abstract

a question of caste 2 -The seven Dogon siderurgical traditions 2.1 -The choice of classification criteria 2.2 -Description of the seven siderurgical traditions 2.3 -Similarities and differences between the seven Dogon siderurgical traditions 3 -The identity of the metallurgists 3.1 -The identity of the metallurgists by technological phase 3.2 -Identity of the metallurgists' traditions 3.3 -Inventory of socio-economic systems 4 -The history of metallurgist settlement 4.1 -Geographical distribution and linguistic insertion of the Jm-irin 4.2 -Implementation of a methodology enabling an examination of the migratory route of the blacksmiths 4.3 -The Yanogu, detailed history of a migration 5 -Proposed historical scenario 6 -Conclusion: the contribution of ethnohistoric data to the interpretation of archaeological data