Crossing Disciplines in the Study of Archaeology and Prehistoric Art: Insights from the Sahara and Mediterranean Africa

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

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

Avant-propos ?? la collection des Actes du XXe Congr??s mondial par le Pr??sident et le Secr??taire g??n??ral de l???UISPP

Foreword to the Proceedings of the XX UISPP World Congress, Timi??oara, 5???9 September 2023

Avant-propos aux Actes du XXe Congr??s mondial de l???UISPP ?? Timi??oara, 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

Donn??es pal??oenvironnementales et culturelles dans la Tassili-Tan-Ahaggar (Sahara central, Alg??rie) : premi??res observations dans la grotte de Telem Fezza ??? Yasmina Damouche, Hayette Berkani et Iddir Amara

L???autruche Holoc??ne dans les Soci??t??s de l???Afrique du Nord ??? Lotfi Belhouchet et Colette Roubet

L???art pr??historique ?? travers les gravures et incisions sur l???oeuf d???autruche : ??tude des repr??sentations g??om??triques et zoomorphes ?? 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???Holoc??ne ??? Saida Kasri, Ilham Bentaleb et Iddir Amara

L???Homme Capsien : semi-nomade ?? travers ses outils en silex et la c??ramique ??? Khansa Hannachi

Quelle retenue pour les attelages de chevaux de la protohistoire saharienne au regard de celle du Nouvel Empire ??gyptien ? ??? 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.