 Partial view of the Ounjougou archaeological sites complex, in the Yamé valley, near Bandiagara (Dogon Country, Mali) | |
  Location in Mali | |
| Region | Bandiagara Plateau |
|---|---|
| Type | archaeological complex |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1997-2009[1] |
Ounjougou is the name of a lieu-dit found in the middle of an important complex of archaeological sites in the Upper Yamé Valley on the Bandiagara Plateau, in Dogon Country, Mali. The Ounjougou archaeological complex consists of over a hundred sites. The analysis of many layers rich in archaeological and botanical remains has enabled establishment of a major chronological, cultural and environmental sequence crucial to understand settlement patterns in the Inland Niger Delta and West Africa. Ounjougou has yielded the earliest pottery found in Africa, and is believed to be one of the earliest regions (along with East Asia) in which the independent development of pottery occurred.[1][2]
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Huysecom 2014was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Simon Bradley, A Swiss-led team of archaeologists has discovered pieces of the oldest African pottery in central Mali, dating back to at least 9,400BC Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, SWI swissinfo.ch – the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), 18 January 2007