In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from ... more In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from the state of Senegal the National Park was extended due to the biodiversity and wildlife protection. From this reason, in 1969 local villages had been relocated beyond area of the extended park. Villages have been linked to ecosystem of the tree savanna for centuries and they have been constituted as living functional unit. Trees in villages are not only the source of the necessary raw materials for local residents. They provide important role for their livelihoods and appropriate shelter from the sun. But their importance is also deeply connected with the healing and animistic tradition. In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.
In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from ... more In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from the state of Senegal the National Park was extended due to the biodiversity and wildlife protection. From this reason, in 1969 local villages had been relocated beyond area of the extended park. Villages have been linked to ecosystem of the tree savanna for centuries and they have been constituted as living functional unit. Trees in villages are not only the source of the necessary raw materials for local residents. They provide important role for their livelihoods and appropriate shelter from the sun. But their importance is also deeply connected with the healing and animistic tradition. In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.
In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from ... more In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from the state of Senegal the National Park was extended due to the biodiversity and wildlife protection. From this reason, in 1969 local villages had been relocated beyond area of the extended park. Villages have been linked to ecosystem of the tree savanna for centuries and they have been constituted as living functional unit. Trees in villages are not only the source of the necessary raw materials for local residents. They provide important role for their livelihoods and appropriate shelter from the sun. But their importance is also deeply connected with the healing and animistic tradition. In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.
In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from ... more In 1954 was established National Park Niokolo-Koba. After gaining independence and emerging from the state of Senegal the National Park was extended due to the biodiversity and wildlife protection. From this reason, in 1969 local villages had been relocated beyond area of the extended park. Villages have been linked to ecosystem of the tree savanna for centuries and they have been constituted as living functional unit. Trees in villages are not only the source of the necessary raw materials for local residents. They provide important role for their livelihoods and appropriate shelter from the sun. But their importance is also deeply connected with the healing and animistic tradition. In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.
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In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.
In this beginning project, we study the relations between trees and villages with long-term continuity of settlement, but also with the newly relocated villages after constitution of the park. We identify which tree species are most common in abandoned villages and which can be an identifier of an abandoned settlement. Another goal is to map the use of these trees and find out which trees are sacred to the local people. Another question is, how the environment and structure of newly founded villages are reflected on the composition and the quantity of trees in the immediate vicinity of these villages, which are concentrated along the infrastructure? The research comprises ethnoarchaeology, dendrology, dendrochronology, vegetation ecology and ethnobotany.