Some studies proposed that North African communities actively resisted agriculture, except perhaps in the Nile Delta and the ...

A recent study published in the science journal, Antiquity, highlights the significance of the Maghreb (northwest Africa) in the development of complex societies within the Mediterranean.

The Maghreb—spanning the Sahara’s edge and the Mediterranean’s vast environmental zone—has long served as a geographic crossroads. With its proximity to Europe and a climate fostering ...

Some studies proposed that North African communities actively resisted agriculture, except perhaps in the Nile Delta and the western Maghreb (modern-day Morocco). They continued to rely on land ...