Archaeobotanical evidence for pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in sub-Saharan West Africa

被引：55

作者：

D'Andrea, AC ^{[1
]}

Klee, M

Casey, J

机构：

[1] Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Archaeol, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

[2] Univ Basel, Inst Bot, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland

[3] Univ S Carolina, Dept Anthropol, Columbia, SC 29208 USA

来源：

ANTIQUITY | 2001年 / 75卷 / 288期

关键词：

West Africa; Kintampo; archaeobotany; pearl millet;

D O I：

10.1017/S0003598X00060993

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

The remains of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) dating to 3640%200 and 2960%370 Bp have been recovered at the archaeological site of Birimi, northern Ghana, associated with the Kintampo cultural complex. This finding represents the earliest known occurrence of pearl millet in sub-Saharan Africa. Results indicate that Kintampo peoples developed effective subsistence adaptations to savannas as well as tropical forest habitats.

引用

页码：341 / 348

页数：8

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