Rock shelters in the central Saharan massifs preserve anthropogenic stratigraphic
sequences that represent both a precious archive for the prehistory of the region and a …

In many areas of the world, current theories for agricultural origins emphasize yield as a
major concern during intensification. In Africa, however, the need for scheduled …

We synthesize African paleoclimate from 150 to 30 ka (thousand years ago) using 85
diverse datasets at a regional scale, testing for coherence with North Atlantic …

The invention of thermally resistant ceramic cooking vessels around 15,000 years ago was a
major advance in human diet and nutrition 1–3, opening up new food groups and …

Scholars have long acknowledged a gap in the archaeological literature on African herder
societies. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of …

The present Libyan territory extends over a large area that goes from the Mediterranean
coast to the Saharan Desert. Aterian sites were found in the central Saharan mountain range …

Central Sahara rock shelters offer an early and middle Holocene environmental
reconstruction. This paper summarises palynological research carried out within a …

The palaeoclimatic significance of calcareous tufa deposits found in the presently hyperarid
Tadrart Acacus massif (central Sahara, SW Libya) is discussed on the basis of U/Th datings …

Systematic surveys and excavations were carried out during the 1990–1996 field seasons in
the Tadrart Acacus and surrounding areas, shedding new light on the climatic changes and …

Pollen analyses of 13 archaeological sites in the Wadi Teshuinat area, in southwestern
Fezzan, Libya, were synthesised to explore the potential contribution of palynological …