@article{fdi:010064412, title = {{A}rchaeological data and oral traditions from the {O}ku and {K}ovifem sites in northwest {C}ameroon}, author = {{O}slisly, {R}ichard and {S}aulieu, {G}eoffroy de and {N}lend {N}lend, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he recent archaeology of {N}orthwest {C}ameroon is undoubtedly the best documented in the country. {H}owever, results focus mainly on ancient cave sites and do not raise questions about the recent periods relevant to the history of chiefdoms, despite this being a particularly salient feature of the region. {P}reliminary work has now been done at {E}lak (the {O}ku chiefdom) and {K}ovifem (the {N}so chiefdom), two symbolic centres, which share a number of elements. {T}his work aims critically to compare archaeological data with oral traditions on the establishment and origins of these relatively modern chiefdoms.}, keywords = {{ARCHEOLOGIE} ; {TRADITION} {ORALE} ; {CHEFFERIE} ; {HISTOIRE} ; {FOUILLE} {ARCHEOLOGIQUE} ; {CERAMIQUE} ; {SITE} {ARCHEOLOGIQUE} ; {IDENTITE} {CULTURELLE} ; {RECHERCHE} {ARCHEOLOGIQUE} ; {TESSON} ; {TESSONS} {DE} {POTERIE} ; {CAMEROUN} {NORD} {OUEST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}zania : {A}rchaeological {R}esearch in {A}frica}, volume = {50}, numero = {1}, pages = {76--91}, ISSN = {0067-270{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/0067270{X}.2014.963415}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064412}, }