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Language(s):
eng - English
Dates:
2021-03-082021-04
Publication Status:
Issued
Pages:
21
Publishing info:
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Archaeological background
- Localisation and current environment
- Chrono-stratigraphy
- Important features
Material and methods
Results
- Description of the main economic taxa at Sadia
-- Pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., Poaceae
-- Fonio, Digitaria exilis (Kippist.) Staph., Poaceae.
-- Barnyard millet/hungry rice, Echinochloa sp., Poaceae
-- Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor (L.) Moench., Poaceae.
-- Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., Fabaceae
-- Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa Lin., Malvaceae
-- Fruits, tree and bushes
-- Weeds and/or wild gathered plants
-- Indeterminate Poaceae species
- Diachronic analysis
-- Phase 0: ‘pre-tell phase’—before first–third century AD
-- Phase 1: mid eighth–tenth c. AD
-- Phase 2: tenth–eleventh c. AD
-- Phase 3: twelfth–late thirteenth c. AD
- Spatial distribution for phase 3
Discussion
- Agricultural practices and food preparation
-- Pearl millet and sorghum
-- Cowpea
-- African rice
-- Weeds and/or gathered seeds
-- Fonio
-- Echinochloa
-- Tree and shrubs
- Sadia and the agricultural diversification of the Dogon Country
- Sadia in its regional context
Conclusion
Rev. Type:
Peer
Degree:
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