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• Bayle des Hermens, Roger de. Recherches préhistoriques en République centrafricaine. Recherches oubanguiennes 3. Publications du Laboratoire d’ethnologie et de sociologie comparative, Université de Paris X. Paris: C. Klincksieck, c1975. [Review by D. Grébénart available online in Journal des africanistes 46, no. 1-2 (1976): pp. 239-241.]
• Clist, Bernard. “Early Bantu settlements in west-central Africa: a review of recent research.” Current Anthropology 28, no. 3 (1987): pp. 380-2.
• Cornelissen, Els. “Central African Transitional Cultures,” in Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa edited by J. O. Vogel, pp. 312-320. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1997.
• Datations absolues archéologiques des états-membres du Centre International des Civilisations Bantu (CICIBA) et du sud-Cameroun: Datations radiocarbones et thermoluminescences. Introduction by Bernard Clist and Raymond Lanfranchi. Libreville: CICIBA, 1990.
• David, Nicholas. “Early Bantu Expansion in the context of Central African prehistory: 4000-1 BC,” in L’Expansion Bantou II edited by L. Bouquiaux, pp. 609-647. Paris: SELAF, 1980.
• de Maret, Pierre. "L'Afrique centrale: le 'savoir-fer'," in Aux origines de la métallurgie du feren Afrique edited by H. Bocoum, pp. 123-132. Paris: UNESCO, 2002.
• de Maret, Pierre. “L’archéologie en zone bantu jusque 1984.” Muntu 1 (1985): pp. 37-60.
• de Maret, Pierre. “The iron age in the west and south,” in The Archeology of Central Africa edited by F. Van Noten, pp. 11-96. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck and Verlagsantalt, 1982.
• de Maret, Pierre. “New survey of archaeological research and dates for west-central and north-central Africa.” Journal of African History 23, no. 1 (1982): pp. 1-15.
• de Maret, Pierre. "Recent Archaeological Research and Dates from Central Africa." Journal of African History 26 (1985): pp. 129-148.
• de Maret, Pierre. “A Survey of recent archaeological research and dates for west-central and north-central Africa.” Journal of African History 26 (1985): pp. 129-48.
• de Maret, Pierre and F. Nsuka. “History of Bantu metallurgy: some linguistic aspects.” History in Africa 4 (1977): pp. 43-65.
• de Maret, Pierre, F. Van Noten and D. Cahen. “Radiocarbon dates from west-central Africa: a synthesis.” Journal of African History 18, no. 4 (1977): pp. 481-505.
• Geary, Christraud. In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960. London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002. [Reviewed by Allen F. Roberts in African Arts (Los Angeles) 37, no. 3 (Autumn 2004): pp. 87-89, 92.
• Lehuard, Raoul. "A propos de 'la voie des ancêtres.'" Arts d'Afrique noire 61 (Spring 1987): pp.11-13.
• Maret, Pierre de. "Le 'Neolithic' et l'âge du fer ancien dans le sud-ouest de l'Afrique centrale," in Paysages quartenaires de l'Afrique centrale atlantique edited by Raymond Lanfranchi and dominique Schwartz, pp. 447-457. Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM, 1990.
• Musa, P. Directory of Arts and Culture Organizations and Festivals Active within the CEMAC Region. Kumbo: Collective resources for the arts and talents enrichment (CREATE), 2009.
• Nkunzimana, Obed. "Beyond colonial stereotypes: reflections on postcolonial cinema in the African Great Lakes region." Journal of African Cinemas 1, no. 1 (Oct. 2009): pp. 79-93.
• Pinçon, Bruno and Dominique Ngoïe-Ngalla. "L'unité culturelle kongo à la fin du XIXe siècle: L'apport des études ceramologiques." Cahiers d'études africaines (Paris) 30, no. 2 (1990): pp. 157-177.
• David, Nicholas. “Prehistory and historical linguistics in Central Africa: Points of contact,” in The Archaeological and Linguistic Reconstruction of African History edited by C. Ehret and M. Posnansky, pp. 78-95. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1982.
• Posnansky, Merrick. “Bantu Genesis – Archaeological reflexions.” Journal of African History 9, no. 1 (1968): pp. 11-22.
• Poulet, Jacques. "Singularités des médecines africaines traditionnelles." Arts d'Afrique noire 7 (Autumn 1973): pp. 13-21.
• Rosen, Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. Masks from West and Central Africa: A Celebration of Color and Form. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013.
• Souindoula, Simâo. "Biennial of Contemporary Bantu Art: African Art Revived." Courier: Africa-Caribbean- Pacific-European Union (Brussels) 123 (Sept.-Oct. 1990): pp. 47-50.
• Souindoula, Simâo. "Bienniale de l'art Bantu contemporain: Renouveau de l'art africain." Le Courrier: Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifiques-Communauté Européene (Brussels) 123 (Sept.-Oct. 1990): pp. 47-50.