Figure 1.
The study area (Central Atlantic Africa) showing the location of 328 archaeological sites and 16 lake coring sites in the dense forest and forest/savanna mosaic (references are cited in the main text): 1, Barombi Mbo; 2, Ossa; 3, Nyabesan; 4, Bambili; 5, Mbalang; 6, Kamalété; 7, Nguène; 8, Maridor; 9, Bilanko; 10, Ngamaka; 11, Sinnda; 12, Kitina; 13, Coraf/Songolo; 14, Mopo Bai; 15, Goualougo; 16, Bodingué.