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Archaeological evidence for population rise and collapse between ~2500 and ~500 cal. yr BP in Western Central Africa

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Preuve archéologique de l’augmentation et de l’effondrement de la population entre ~2500 et ~500 ans cal. BP en Afrique centrale occidentale
Abstract:

Palaeocological studies show that major vegetation and environmental changes occurred in Central Africa from the mid-Holocene (e.g. Maley & Brenac 1998). Several suggest a human origin and assume that large population migration, technical innovations (e.g. iron-smelting technology) and/or change in agricultural practice, leading to deforestation and land clearance, are the drivers of these changes. However, at this stage, the lack of demographic reconstruction does not fully support these...

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Published
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10.4000/aaa.3029

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5853-7351
Publisher:
Archéologie et Sciences de l'Antiquité Publisher's website
Journal:
Afrique Archéologie and Arts Journal website
Volume:
17
Pages:
11-32
Publication date:
2021-11-15
Acceptance date:
2021-05-27
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ISSN:
2431-2045
Language:
French
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Pubs id:
1209935
Local pid:
pubs:1209935
Deposit date:
2021-11-15

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