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The Fifth International Workshop for African Archaeobotany will
be held 2-5 July, 2006
at the Institute of Archaeology,
University College London. For scheduled papers and absracts select days below.
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The Fifth International Workshop for African Archaeobotany will
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Tuesday, 4 July, 2006 Session: Agricultural beginnings: cultivation, domestication and early dispersal ABSTRACT
1. Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2. Department of Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino. CA USA, 3. Department of Geography, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Abstract The recent discovery of banana phytoliths dating to the first millennium BC in Cameroon had ignited debate about the timing of the introduction of this important food crop to Africa. This paper presents new archaeobotanical evidence provided by phytoliths obtained from a sediment core from a swamp at Munsa, Uganda that appears to indicate the presence of bananas (Musa) at this site during the fourth millennium BC. This discovery is evaluated in the light of existing knowledge of phytolith taphonomy, the history of Musa, ancient India Ocean trade and African ... return to Tuesday schedule Wednesday, 5 July, 2006 ....... Monday, 3 July, 2006 |
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