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Forest, stone and savanna in the Central African Republic
At Dzanga Bai, researchers tracked forest elephants over twenty years; near Bouar, archaeologists built a tazunu chronology from charcoal dates.
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Following the elephants of Dzanga Bai
Each elephant was given an identity card with drawings of the marks that set it apart: torn or holed ears, tusks, tail shape and scars. The paper’s abstract reports 3,128 elephants identified in 1990–2010.[1]
Dating Bouar’s standing stones
Zangato calls the Bouar-region monuments tazunu, the Gbaya-Kara generic term for “standing stone.” His 1996 article draws on a base of 72 radiocarbon dates on charcoal, covering research up to the last campaign, in 1994. Its chronology places the megalithic period roughly between 1000 BC and AD 1800.[3]
A north–south transition in Manovo-Gounda
UNESCO’s description of Manovo-Gounda traces a habitat shift from northern grassland to southern savanna and gallery forest. The park spans the Sudano-Sahelian and Sudano-Guinean biogeographic zones.[4]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
What does “bai” mean?
Turkalo and colleagues explain that the local Babenzélé word refers to a naturally occurring forest clearing; elephants dig there for minerals or clay.[1]
What is UNESCO’s status for Bouar’s megaliths?
UNESCO lists “Les mégalithes de Bouar” on the Central African Republic’s Tentative List; the submission is dated 11 April 2006.[2]
What does UNESCO’s Aka singing listing describe?
A four-voice contrapuntal vocal tradition in the country’s south-west, used in ceremonies for new camps, hunting and funerals. UNESCO inscribed it in 2008, after its original proclamation in 2003.[5]
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