Open AccessArchaeobotanical Research of the SFB 268 in West Africa
Author(s) -
Katharieumann
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
flora et vegetatio sudano-sambesica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1867-8653
pISSN - 1868-3606
DOI - 10.21248/fvss.12.8
Subject(s) - holocene , vegetation (pathology) , geography , agriculture , archaeology , physical geography , ecology , biology , medicine , pathology
An overview over 20 years of archaeobotanical studies in West Africa is given. The Holocene vegetation history of the West African savannahs and the development of plant cultivation were major research topics. The existence of climatically induced savannahs throughout the Holocene could be confirmed. Archaeobotanical data indicate the late emergence of agriculture around 2000 BC and the development of a cultural landscape in the course of the last 2000 years.