@book{45c4b6d08f824a8ba044bbea0b949e76,
title = "Geomorphology and human palaeoecology of the M{\'e}ma, Mali",
abstract = "The M{\'e}ma is a semi-arid region in central-Mali with a rich archaeological heritage indicating the former existence of large urban settlements. Previous investigations suggest that the M{\'e}ma is an important area in which to study the origins of Sahelian agriculture, metallurgy, and urbanism, the continuing effects of long-term desiccation, the fluvial history of the Niger River basin, human responses to desertification, and regional abandonment. As a basis for such future studies, a geomorphological map of the M{\'e}ma was made based on remote sensing and field data. In this report the geomorphological map is presented with a discussion of the origin and chronology of the landforms. Following upon this discussion, the archaeology of the M{\'e}ma is described, with theoretical considerations about the origin of urbanism and the abandoment of the urban settlements",
keywords = "archeologie, paleo-ecologie, mali, geomorfologie, woestijnvorming, paleoklimatologie, archaeology, palaeoecology, mali, geomorphology, desertification, palaeoclimatology",
author = "{de Vries}, E. and B. Makaske and J.A. Tainter and R.J. McIntosh",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
series = "Alterra-rapport",
publisher = "Alterra",
number = "1244",
address = "Netherlands",
}