Prehistoric Senegal 3: Ouakam, N'Gor, Yoff, Almadies & Ile de Madeleine

1
2
3
4
5
6

Dakar's largest university, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, houses an exceptional collection of prehistoric artifacts, including stone tools and ceramics.  It's a classic collection, with many of the artifacts excavated in the forties and earlier.  Note IFAN for a history of the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, founded in 1938.

To help support their outreach efforts, Randi and I, with occasional assistance from my 6th grade students, have begun digitizing their collection.  The aim is to photograph a representative cross-section of the artifacts,  and integrate them into a larger collection of resources designed specifically for Senegalese teachers and classrooms.

We returned to the Archaeology Lab this morning, focusing on Dakar and the Cap Vert Peninsula, including Yoff, N'Gor, Almadies, Ile de Madeleine and Ouakam.  See BOT for the full set of images.  (Note Gallery 4.)  

We offer continuing thanks and appreciation to Mr. Saidou Camara, Archeology Lab Manager, and Dr. Ibrahima Thiaw, Archaeology Lab Director.