During the first half of 2025, Lucien Pierre Nguerede conducted several fieldwork missions to collect data on the (ethno)archaeology of iron-producing communities located to the southwest of the Central African Republic. More specifically, Lucien collected ethnographic and archaeological data in the prefectures of Lobaye (Mbaiki), Sangha Mbaéré (Nola), Nana-Mambéré (Bouar), and Basse-Kotto (Alindao). One of the main outcomes of this fieldwork season was the identification of an active aluminum production site.
Additionally, Lucien collected genetic data on Banda populations never sampled before.