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The Tichitt Culture and the Malian Lakes Region

Published:2023-09-27 Issue:4 Volume:40 Page:761-773
ISSN:0263-0338
Container-title:African Archaeological Review
language:en
Short-container-title:Afr Archaeol Rev

Author:

Vernet Robert,Gestrich Nikolas^ORCID,Coutros Peter R.^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe Tichitt culture of the Ceramic Late Stone Age is known for its large settlement sites, built from dry stone walls. It is centered on the cliffs of southeastern Mauritania, but its links to the Middle Niger and the later urban developments there have long been a topic of research. This article adds a further piece of evidence linking the two regions. The available evidence for a set of stone-walled features is presented, around 300 sites of varying sizes and complexity. They lie on and around the sandstone massifs of the Malian Lakes Region. The evidence is so far tentative as no dating or material culture is available, but the sites are presented as a research priority for the future.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Archeology,Archeology

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10437-023-09554-5.pdf

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