Talk:Dahomey Gap

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Resent research suggests that the Dhomey gap may be man-made. During the Middle Ages people of the area cut down the forest to make charcoal for iron smelting. This was done over such a large area that the forest has not managed to recover since.

2015-01-10 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.