Desert pastoralists: the Kel Tadrart Tuareg from south west Libya

The Kel Tadrart Tuareg, desert pastoralists from the Tadrart Acacus massif in Libya, were the subject of an ethnoarchaeological research carried out between 2003 and 2011. By means of a multi-pronged approach, a variety of topics were explored, ranging from the Kel Tadrart interactions with natural...

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Published inPastoralism : research, policy and practice Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Author Biagetti, Stefano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2015
Frontiers Media SA
BioMed Central Ltd
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Agriculture
Anthropology
Applied Ecology
Arid lands
dry environmental conditions
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecosystems
Environment
Environmental Management
Ethnoarchaeology
Etnoarqueologia
Kel Tadrart Tuareg
Libya
Pastoralism
Sahara
Short Report
stakeholders
Sustainable Development
Sàhara
Libya
Arid lands
Kel Tadrart Tuareg
Pastoralism
Ethnoarchaeology
Sahara
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Summary:The Kel Tadrart Tuareg, desert pastoralists from the Tadrart Acacus massif in Libya, were the subject of an ethnoarchaeological research carried out between 2003 and 2011. By means of a multi-pronged approach, a variety of topics were explored, ranging from the Kel Tadrart interactions with natural resources and the settlement pattern, to the layout of campsites and the processes of sites’ abandonment. The study of the Kel Tadrart adaptation to an arid environment and patchy resources, along with the recording of material evidence, holds direct relevance to archaeologists, anthropologists, and stakeholders interested in sustainable dryland pastoralism.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13570-015-0027-8
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ISSN:2041-7136
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DOI:10.1186/s13570-015-0027-8