Prehistory. The northwestern part of present-day Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers from 14000 BC to 5000 BC. Their tools, including scrapers, chisels and arrowheads, were discovered in 1973 through archaeological excavations. [citation needed] Agricultural settlements were established between 3600 and 2600 BC.[citation needed] The Bura culture was an Iron-Age civilization centred …

