@article{fdi:010088508,
  title = {{P}opulations and climatic evolution in {N}orth {T}ropical {A}frica from the end of the {N}eolithic to the dawn of the modern {E}ra},
  author = {{M}aley, {J}ean and {V}ernet, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}t the end of the {N}eolithic {E}ra, during the third millennium {BCE}, there were fewer humid periods, and the sub-{S}aharan and {S}ahelian zones from the {A}tlantic to {L}ake {C}had assumed their current geographical form. {S}ince then, the climate has continued undergoing major variations. {T}he succession of climatic episodes, humid or dry, is pointed out along with the episodes'complex interactions. {T}hese variations are placed in parallel to cultural phases of evolution in archaeology and history. {C}limate-related events have always had heavy consequences on the peopling of this vast region, often subject to extreme natural conditions. {T}he relative synchronism between the principal cultural trends from west to east across the {S}ahel seems to have often been subject to swings in the climate and the resulting environmental changes.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE} ; {GHANA}},
  booktitle = {{A}frican palaeoclimate and human response [dossier]},
  journal = {{A}frican {A}rchaeological {R}eview},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {179--232},
  ISSN = {0263-0338},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10437-015-9190-y},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088508},
}