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Ancient watercourses and biogeography of the Sahara explain the peopling of the desert
- N. Drake, R. Blench, S. Armitage, C. S. Bristow, K. White
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 27 December 2010
Evidence increasingly suggests that sub-Saharan Africa is at the center of human evolution and understanding routes of dispersal “out of Africa” is thus becoming increasingly important. The Sahara… Expand
Archaeology, Language, and the African Past
- R. Blench
- History
- 2006
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Part 3 Part I: Developing General Models of the African Past Chapter 4 Introduction: Language, History, and Archaeology in Africa Chapter 5 Chapter 1: Contested… Expand
TRADITIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDS: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND DYNAMICS IN RELATION TO THE ECOLOGY OF WEST AFRICA
- R. Blench
- 2008
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'You can't go home again' Pastoralism in the new millennium
Contact details: Institutional Home/correspondence Research Fellow CISPAL Overseas Development Institute 8, Guest Road 111, Westminster Bridge Road Cambridge CB1 2AL London, SE1 7JD United Kingdom… Expand
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Rural radio in agricultural extension: the example of vernacular radio programmes on soil and water conservation in N. Ghana.
- R. Chapman, R. Blench, G. K. Berisavljevic, A. Zakariah
- Geography
- 2003
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- 104
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Bananas and Plantains in Africa: Re-interpreting the linguistic evidence
- R. Blench
- Geography
- 30 July 2009
Phytolith evidence for early domesticated bananas in Cameroun supports a conclusion reached previously from a combination of botanical and linguistic evidence, namely that plantains reached West… Expand
The Expansion and Adaptation of Fulbe Pastoralism to Subhumid and Humid Conditions in Nigeria
- R. Blench
- Sociology
- 1994
R. Blench — L'expansion et l'adaptation du pastoralisme peul aux conditions climatiques humides et subhumides du Nigeria. ; Les Peuls, dont la population est la plus dispersee des peuples pasteurs du… Expand
The Origins and Development of African Livestock: Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography
- R. Blench, K. Macdonald
- Geography
- 27 January 2006
This book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of African livestock, placing Africa as one of the world centres for animal domestication. With sections on archaeology, genetics,… Expand