Pikunda Munda horizon

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The Pikunda Munda horizon is a prehistoric culture in Central Africa ( Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo ).

The culture is mainly known only from two engraving excavations in Pikunda on the Sangha and Munda on the Likouala-aux-Herbes and named after these places. The excavations there took place in 1987.

The Pikunda Munda horizon is mainly characterized by the ceramics, which are mostly bowls with a high rim. There are also some closed forms that may need to be set up a little later within the culture. The pottery is usually decorated with geometric ribbon patterns. The decoration is incised.

Little is known about the economic basis of this culture. However, iron has already been processed. Radiocarbon dating suggests dating around the birth of Christ.

literature

  • Manfred KH Eggert: Central Africa and the archeology of the equatorial rainforst: reflections on some major topics, In The Archeology of Africa , edited by T. Shaw, P. Sinclair, B. Andah, A. Okpoko, London / New York 1993, Pp. 311--329, ISBN 041511585X

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