Projects

Archaeobotany and vegetation history in Central-Africa through analysis of charcoal
Charcoal fragments are present in most of the forest soils. Charcoal is an inert material that conserves most of the wood anatomical features. This enables the botanical identification of the taxon and an evaluation of the past floristic structure of the vegetation.

Principal investigator:

Dates:

2009

Museum staff:

External collaborators:

Wannes Hubau, University of Leeds
Julie Morin, Université de Liège
John Tshibamba, Université de Kisangani
Faustin Mbaya, Université de Kisangani
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