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Since the pioneering work of S. Daveau (1959) and work by Beaudet et al (1981), the Bandiagara Plateau has not been the subject of more recent geomorphological or geological studies. Considerered too hastily as a simple gravelly plateau covered with a thin layer of sediment from the disintegration of pre-Cambrian sandstone, the area offers the researcher the possibility of demonstrating the impact of recent large palaeoclimatic fluctuations. In fact, whether on the plateau, upstream from the Yamé Valley or at the cliff that limits the plateau to the east, the sedimentary formations can clarify and date the broad phases of geomorphological and stratigraphic evolution during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Initial results have been recently published (Rasse et al, 2004 et 2006, Lespez et al, 2008) or have been the subject of dissertation research (Le Drezen, 2008); other research is currently in progress and/or in preparation for publication. Nevertheless, further work is necessary to fully uncover the richness of the sedimentary record preserved.
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