Pleistocene and Holocene peopling of Jerada province, eastern Morocco: introducing a research project
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https://doi.org/10.34874/IMIST.PRSM/bam-v27.33546Mots-clés :
Pleistocene, Holocene, Human peopling, Eastern Morocco, Green SaharaRésumé
The Aïn Beni Mathar – Guefaït (ABM-GFT) region in Eastern Morocco is the object of an archaeological, palaeontological, geological and geochronological research project, led by an international team since 2006. The research in this former fluvio-lacustrine basin, roughly 2000 km2, has revealed a significant number of Pleistocene and Holocene sites. Here we introduce the research project, that we conduct in the region, the main issues it aims to address, and the results already obtained.Références
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