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Situating Madagascar: Indian Ocean dynamics and archaeological histories

2015; Routledge; Volume: 50; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/0067270x.2015.1102942

1945-5534

Chantal Radimilahy, Zoë Crossland,

Colonialism, slavery, and trade

In the first issue of Azania Pierre Vérin outlined the state of research in Madagascar in 1966. He described three key areas: the nature and origin of human settlement, the influence of Islam and the Swahili world and the archaeology of the historically attested highland kingdoms. In this article we outline the state of archaeological knowledge today, demonstrating the continuing importance of these themes, but also showing how they have been expanded and reshaped through subsequent research. We finish by assessing the potential and challenges that the future holds for archaeology in Madagascar.