Question
Roderick and Susan McIntosh excavated Oryza glaberrima chaff from the 2,000-year-old Phase II of this site, marking the earliest yet known instance of African rice. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this archaeological site in modern-day Mali, an early urban center on the Inland Niger floodplain.
ANSWER: Djenné-Djenno (“JEN-ay jen-OH”) [or Jenne-Jeno; or Djenné-Jeno; or old Djenné; or ancient Djenné; prompt on Djenné]
[10e] While the first O. glaberrima was found at Djenné-Djenno, 3,000-year-old ceramic impressions of rice grains have been found in this country. This modern country was home to the Nok culture and the site of Great Igbo.
ANSWER: Nigeria [or Federal Republic of Nigeria; or Najeriya; or Naìjíríyà; or Nàìjíríà]
[10m] The period from 1900 to 1600 BCE saw the early cultivation of this other staple crop at the Dhar Tichitt site in modern Mauritania. Champion et al. noted the sociocultural significance of the Cenchrus americanus variety of this crop among the Nok culture.
ANSWER: millet [accept pearl millet; prompt on grain]
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