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The Middle Draa Project (Morocco): results from the survey and trial excavations 2015–18

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2019

David J. Mattingly ,
Youssef Bokbot  and
Martin Sterry
David J. Mattingly
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
Youssef Bokbot
Affiliation:
INSAP, Avenue J. Kennedy, Casier Postal, Rabat, Maroc.
Martin Sterry
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK.
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Abstract

The Middle Draa Project (2015–18) is a pioneering survey of the archaeology of a c.200 km long valley at the northern edge of the Moroccan Sahara. Combining mapping from satellite imagery, field survey and trial excavation, the project has established a new baseline for the region's archaeological heritage. This paper concentrates on the main results in relation to the Protohistoric (Iron Age) phase, when the first steps towards sedentarisation and oasis agriculture appear to have been taken.

مشروع درعة الأوسط (2015-2018) هو مسح رائد للأثار بوادي يمتد مسافة 200 كم على الحافة الشمالية للصحراء المغربية. حيث يجمع بين رسم الخرائط من صور الأقمار الصناعية والمسح الميداني والتنقيب التجريبي، و قد أنشأ المشروع نموذج أساسي جديد للتراث الأثري في المنطقة. تركز هذه الورقة على النتائج الرئيسية فيما يتعلق بحقبة ما قبل التاريخ (العصر الحديدي)، عندما اتخذت الخطوات الأولى فيما يبدو نحو الاستقرار و زراعة الواحات.

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Part 1: 50th Anniversary Research Papers
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Libyan Studies , Volume 50 , November 2019 , pp. 73 - 80
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Copyright © The Society for Libyan Studies 2019 

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