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Part I

Chapter 4

Human Origins and Early Migration

West African Migration · Niger-Congo Expansion · Mande Migration · Coastal Settlement

Plates in this chapter

Map 6. Reconstructed migration routes into present-day Liberia
Map 6. Reconstructed migration routes into present-day Liberia. Directional arrows summarising the movements argued for in Chapter 4. Routes are inferences from language, tradition, and terrain, not documented itineraries.Original cartography prepared for this volume.