Acknowledgments
Foremost, I thank Judy Sterner for her support, comments, and corrections of earlier drafts. In many ways, this review is as much about Judy's work as it is about Nic's. Nic and Judy worked as a team in life and in research, and Judy continues to move the Sukur cultural landscape project forward and to archive the MAP database. The review was immeasurably improved by Brenda Bowser's insightful comments and meticulous editing. Special thanks to Scott MacEachern and to other alumni of the MAP, particularly Ian Robertson, Caesar Apentiik, Kodjo Gavua, Claire Bourge, and Charles Mathers, whose recollections and comments over the past year have contributed to the review in different ways. And last but far from least, I will be forever grateful to Nic for introducing me to ethnoarchaeology, and for the paths it has taken me. Safe journey.
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Diane Lyons
Diane Lyons is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary. She conducted ethnoarchaeological research in Cameroon, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Her research investigates the material constitution of social identities in vernacular architecture, community spaces, and the production and consumption of pottery.
Nicholas David
Nicholas David carried out ethnoarchaeological and archaeological research in Cameroon and Nigeria between 1968 and 2008, directing the Mandara Archaeological Project from 1984 onwards. His many ethnoarchaeological publications include Ethnoarchaeology in Action with Carol Kramer (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and ethnographic films (see https://www.youtube.com/user/nicdavid37).