Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine

Aterian Lithic Technology and Functional Studies in North Africa: A Review of Current Evidence and Perspectives

Abstract In North Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA) has been associated with the emergence and evolution of Homo sapiens and is considered a pivotal period in the development of behavioral complexity. Recent archaeological discoveries have yielded a range of technological innova...

Expanding Oued Beht: Final Neolithic, Bronze Age, medieval and later discoveries from excavation and survey in 2023

Abstract Oued Beht, Morocco, is emerging as a key site for understanding later prehistory in the northwestern Maghreb. Previous fieldwork by the Oued Beht Archaeological Project (OBAP) in 2022 revealed major evidence of a large and complex focus of activity across the ridge durin...

Holocene hydroclimatic variability and multi-frequency analyses at Lake Sidi Ali (Morocco)

Abstract. The North African desert margin is considered one of the most sensitive areas to future climate changes, yet the periodicities, coupling mechanisms and external forcing of Holocene environmental variability remain poorly understood. To investigate millennial- to centenn...