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 …

The emergence of pottery is a compelling issue for archaeologists. In Africa, pottery
appeared in what is now the southern part of the Sahara and the Sahel at different localities …

In Mediterranean and north-African regions, cultural trajectories have shown trends
sometimes coincident with climatic changes. The mid Holocene was a period of intense …

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

The emergence of agriculture is a key topic in prehistory. Over the past half-century,
numerous explanations have been proposed for the transition from foraging to farming, most …

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

Food production originated in various ways in different parts of the world. Plant
domestication with the adoption of agriculture has been successful in some areas, but not in …

Sudanese people are rightly proud of their outstanding archaeology and their country keeps
attracting an increasing number of research teams. More than 30 national and international …

This paper is focused on cultural and subsistence changes in North African societies during
the Early and Middle Holocene, with a special emphasis on the emergence of a productive …