The Coevolution of Languages, Peoples and Environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai Region since ~1000 BCE: A Dialogue with Jan Vansina In this article, Jan Vansina’s essay on the deep-time population history of the Kwilu-Kasai region, now more than half a century old, is revisited thr…

Jan Vansina's essay on #population history of the #Kwilu-Kasai region is now revisited through the kaleidoscopic lens of newly collected #linguistic, #archaeological, #palaeoecological and #genetic evidence. @cschlebu.bsky.social is one of the co-authors. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Bantu

Carnivores, caves, #fossils and #archaeology. I’m really enjoying chatting with Meir about the Pleistocene and the beasties that inhabited it. Nothing like a bit of #Quaternary #palaeontology to start the #palaeoecological thoughts going again. It’s great to have you join us in Nottingham, Meir!

#Conservation decisions often focus on short-term fixes—but what if we’re missing the bigger picture?
Join our panel of experts on March 27th to explore how #palaeoecological records can inform #sustainable conservation of African #ecosystems.
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Quite fascinating juxtaposition of #palaeoecological analysis - and Indigenous #OralTradition:

Archaeologists have identified a corridor through #Vancouver Island where #Indigenous peoples may have sojourned 18,500 years...