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Title:A New Contribution to the History of Pastoralism in West Africa
Author:Jousse, HélèneISNI
Year:2004
Periodical:Journal of African Archaeology
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pages:187-201
Language:English
Geographic terms:Northeast Africa
West Africa
Northern Africa
Mali
Subjects:pastoralists
archaeology
agricultural history
prehistory
History and Exploration
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Anthropology and Archaeology
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/43135934
Abstract:Archaeological and faunal evidence from West African Neolithic sites in northern Mali, including those containing shorthorn cattle from 4000 years bp, shows that cattle spread out progressively from the Saharan uplands through the Sahel and along the Atlantic coast. These migrations were modulated by Holocene climatic fluctuations in which alternating wet and dry phases altered natural ecosystems and opened up new areas to pastoralism. At the same time, the Neolithic populations were forced to modify their cultural and economic practices, culminating in the social changes that characterized the final stages of the Neolithic. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]
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