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

Author(s)

A. C. D'Andrea
M. Klee
Joanna Casey, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Anthropology

Abstract

Examines the association of domesticated pearl millet recovered at the archaeological site of Birimi in northern Ghana with the Kintampo cultural complex. Description of the Birimi site; Identifications of the Birimi pearl millet specimens; Features of the Birimi pearl millet.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00060993

Publication Info

Published in Antiquity, Volume 75, Issue 288, 2001, pages 341-348.

Rights

© Antiquity 2001, Cambridge University Press.

APA Citation

D’Andrea, A., Klee, M., & Casey, J. (2001). Archaeobotanical evidence for pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in sub-Saharan West Africa. Antiquity, 75(288), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00060993