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Analysis of Early Iron Age (2500 BP) and modern period (150 BP) starch grains in Western Central Africa

Clarissa Cagnato
Pascal Nlend
François Ngouoh

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Abstract Starch grain analysis carried out on 23 ceramic sherds from 6 refuse pits from the site of Nachtigal in central Cameroon is shedding light on a longstanding debate regarding ancient diets in Central Africa during the Iron Age (IA, 2500 years BP) but also more recently during the Modern Period (ca. 150 BP). The results indicate a varied, but balanced diet, consisting of cereals, legumes, oil-rich seeds, and tubers; the latter being very rarely documented in the region. Moreover, we underscore the presence of taxa still consumed today, or in recent times. Rescue archaeology, and the application of specialized methodologies, are critical to better nuancing past dietary practices in this region.
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hal-03924842 , version 1 (05-01-2023)

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Clarissa Cagnato, Pascal Nlend, François Ngouoh, Richard Oslisly, Geoffroy de Saulieu. Analysis of Early Iron Age (2500 BP) and modern period (150 BP) starch grains in Western Central Africa. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.18956. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-23442-z⟩. ⟨hal-03924842⟩
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