essay
The emergence of plant food production in the West African sahel: new evidence from northeast Nigeria and northern Burkina Faso
aspects of african archaeology : papers from the 10th congress of the panafrican association for prehistory and related studies • Harare • Published In 1996 • Pages: 441-448
By: Neumann, Katharina, Ballouche, Aziz, Klee, Marlies.
Abstract
Archaeobotanical data collected from two sites on the southern edge of the Sahel are discussed in this document. Botanical remains from Nigeria are described with an emphasis on whether they are wild or domestic, and a pollen profile from Burkina Faso is assessed for evidence of agriculture.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeobotanist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2021
- Field Date
- 1994 – 1995
- Coverage Date
- 3000-1900
- Coverage Place
- Oursi, Sahel, Burkina Faso; Kursakata, Borno, Nigeria
- Notes
- Katharina Neumann, Aziz Ballouche and Marlies Klee
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-448)
- LCCN
- 97980077
- LCSH
- West African Neolithic