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154 pages

97 figures, 3 tables (colour throughout)

Published Aug 2026

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Paperback: 9781805833505

Digital: 9781805833512

DOI 10.32028/9781805833505

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Prehistory; North Africa; Mediterranean

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This volume presents interdisciplinary research on North African prehistoric art and Saharan archaeology, covering rock art, ostrich eggshell ornamentation, cave excavations and protohistoric chariot technology. Together, the studies reveal insights into ancient Saharan societies, environments, beliefs and cultural connections.

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Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword to the XX World Congress Proceedings Series by the UISPP President and General Secretary

Avant-propos à la collection des Actes du XXe Congrès mondial par le Président et le Secrétaire général de l’UISPP

Foreword to the Proceedings of the XX UISPP World Congress, Timișoara, 5–9 September 2023

Avant-propos aux Actes du XXe Congrès mondial de l’UISPP à Timișoara, 5–9 septembre 2023

Foreword to the Volume / Avant-propos du volume

Authors / Auteurs


Searching for Meanings and Connections – Past and Current Trends in Saharan Rock Art Research – Barbara E. Barich

Données paléoenvironnementales et culturelles dans la Tassili-Tan-Ahaggar (Sahara central, Algérie) : premières observations dans la grotte de Telem Fezza – Yasmina Damouche, Hayette Berkani et Iddir Amara

L’autruche Holocène dans les Sociétés de l’Afrique du Nord – Lotfi Belhouchet et Colette Roubet

L’art préhistorique à travers les gravures et incisions sur l’oeuf d’autruche : étude des représentations géométriques et zoomorphes à Bir Oum Ali durant l’Iberomaurusien – Khansa Hannachi

Exploitation de la grotte de Kheneg el-Ghar (Montagnes des Ksour, Atlas saharien) par les derniers chasseurs-cueilleurs durant l’Holocène – Saida Kasri, Ilham Bentaleb et Iddir Amara

L’Homme Capsien : semi-nomade à travers ses outils en silex et la céramique – Khansa Hannachi

Quelle retenue pour les attelages de chevaux de la protohistoire saharienne au regard de celle du Nouvel Empire égyptien ? – Christian Dupuy

About the Author

Barbara E. Barich was formerly professor of African Ethnography and Prehistory at La Sapienza University in Rome (1994-2012). She has led long-term archaeological projects in Libya (Tadrart Akakus, Jebel Gharbi-Nefusa) and Egypt (Farafra Oasis), with fieldwork in Sudan, Gilf El Kebir in Egypt, and Ivory Coast. Her multi-disciplinary research focuses on early ceramic societies of North Africa and the Sahara, the origins of food production, and Saharan Neolithic development. She has held prominent international leadership roles, including President of the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory (elected May 2025) and interim President of the UISPP (2023-2024), where she also chaired the Saharan Art and Civilisation Commission for many years.