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  Evidence of an Eleventh-Century AD Cola Nitida trade into the Middle Niger Region

Gestrich, N., Champion, L., Keïta, D., Coulibaly, N., & Fuller, D. Q. (2021). Evidence of an Eleventh-Century AD Cola Nitida trade into the Middle Niger Region. African Archaeological Review, s10437-021-09445-7. doi:10.1007/s10437-021-09445-7.

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Gestrich, Nikolas, Author
Champion, Louis, Author
Keïta, Daouda, Author
Coulibaly, Nafogo, Author
Fuller, Dorian Q.1, Author           
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1Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society, ou_2074312              

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Free keywords: Kola nut, African plum, Stimulants, West African archaeology, Archaeobotany, Mali
 Abstract: Kola nut (Cola cf. nitida) and Safou fruit (Dacryodes edulis) remains have been discovered in eleventh- to fourteenth-century archaeological contexts at Togu Missiri near Ségou in Mali. These remains are evidence of early trade in perishable foodstuffs from the West African forest zone into the Middle Niger region. On the basis of these finds, this paper argues that long-distance trade links were well established by the end of the first millennium AD. It thereby supports the hypothesis that dates the inception of trade between the West African forest zone and the savanna regions to the first millennium AD. The circumstances of the find are discussed, as are the implications for our understanding of the wider exchange network based on the Niger River system in the late first and early second millennium CE.
 Abstract: es fragments de noix de cola (Cola cf. nitida) et de fruits de Safou (Dacryodes edulis) ont été découverts dans des niveaux archéologiques du onzième au quatorzième siècle à Togu Missiri près de Ségou au Mali. Ces vestiges témoignent d'un commerce précoce des denrées périssables de la zone forestière d'Afrique occidentale vers la région du Moyen Niger. Sur la base de ces découvertes archéologique, cet article montre que les liens commerciaux à longue distance entre la zone forestière d'Afrique de l'Ouest et de la région des savanes étaient déjà bien établis dès la fin du premier millénaire AD. Les contextes et la nature de cette découverte sont discutés, ainsi que les implications sur notre compréhension du réseau d'échange basé sur le haut et moyen Niger à la fin du premier et au début du deuxième millénaire de notre ère.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-07-05
 Publication Status: Published online
 Pages: 16
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 Table of Contents: - Introduction
- Kola Trade and Trade Networks in Middle Niger During the First and Second Millennia AD
- The Maraka Settlement of Togu
- The Site of Togu Missiri
- What Was the Wider Trade Network and Who Were the Traders?
- Conclusions: Early Kola Trade Into the Middle Niger
 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1007/s10437-021-09445-7
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Title: African Archaeological Review
  Abbreviation : Afr Archaeol Rev
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Publ. Info: Berlin : Springer Science+Business Media B.V
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: s10437-021-09445-7 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0263-0338
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/0263-0338