Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
H. Barth (1857)
Reisen und Entdeckungen in Nord und Central Afrika
M. Cremaschi, S. di Lernia (1998)
Wadi Teshuinat. Palaeoenvironment and Prehistory in South-western Fezzan (Libyan Sahara)
R. Lutz, G. Lutz (1995)
The Secret of the Desert. The Rock Art of the Messak Settafet and Messak Mellet, Libya
M. Cremaschi (1996)
The rock varnish in the Messak Settafet (Fezzan, Libyan Sahara), age, archaeological context, and paleo‐environmental implicationGeoarchaeology-an International Journal, 11
P. Graziosi (1942)
L'Arte Rupestre della Libia
J. L. Le Quellec (1998)
Art Rupestre et Préhistorie du Sahara. Le Messak Libyen
M. Cremaschi (1994)
Le Paleo-environment du Tertiaire tardif á l'HolocèneLes Dossiers d'Archéologie, 197
S. di Lernia, M. Cremaschi, A. Notarpietro (1997)
Man and Flint
Y. Gauthier, C. Gauthier (1999)
Orientation et distribution de divers types de monuments lithiques du Messak et des régions voisines (Fezzân, Libye)
A. M. Mercuri, G. Trevisan Grandi, M. Cremaschi (1998)
Studi in Ricordo di Daria Bertolani Marchetti
A. Mercuri, Giuliana Trevisan, M. Cremaschi (1998)
Tracce polliniche della savana di transizione sahariano-saheliana a 6825±90 BP nella Grotta Mathendoush (Messak Sattafet, 26°N 11°E Sahara Centrale).
S. Lernia, M. Cremaschi (1997)
Processing quartzite in Central Sahara: a case-study from In Habeter IIIA - Wadi Mathendusc (Messak Settafet, Libya).
M. Liverani, M. Cremaschi, S. Lernia (2000)
The Archaeological Park of the Tadrart Acacus and Messak Settafet (South-Western Fezzan, Libya), 12
M. Cremaschi, S. Lernia (1999)
Wadi Teshuinat palaeoenvironment and prehistory in South-Western Fezzan (Libyan Sahara) : survey and excavations in the Tadrart Acacus, Erg Uan Kasa, Messak Settafet and Edeyen of Murzuq, 1990-1995
A. Albada, A.-M. Albada (2000)
La montagne des hommes-chiens : art rupestre du Messak libyen
P1: GDX/LCT P2: GCR/GCY QC: African Archaeological Review [aar] pp480-aarr-373029 May 1, 2002 10:19 Style file version Nov. 19th, 1999 ° C African Archaeological Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2002 ( 2002) Forum Environment, Archaeology, and Oil: The Messak Settafet Rescue Operation (Libyan Sahara) 1 2 3;4 Giuma Anag, Mauro Cremaschi, Savino di Lernia, and Mario Liverani THE MESSAK SETTAFET PLATEAU, AN ENDLESS MINE FOR HUMAN ACTIVITIES Looking at the satellite images of Central Sahara, anyone would be amazed by a large, heavily black region: it is the Messak (or Amsach, in Tamasheq) Settafet Plateau, part of the Hamada of Murzuq (Fig. 1). Unfortunately, insuffi- cient knowledge of this area exists in the archaeological literature. The region was already well known in the mid-nineteenth century, when Heinrich Barth crossed wadi Mathendousc, in the southern fringes of the plateau, and discovered the first rock engravings of the area (Barth, 1857). Decades after that pioneering and isolated journey, this rugged landscape was closely studied by rock art scholars (e.g., Graziosi, 1942; Le Quelleq, 1998; Lutz and Lutz, 1995; Van Albada and Van Albada, 2000), but little attention has been paid to the palaeoenvironmental and archaeological features of the region (e.g.,
African Archaeological Review – Springer Journals
Published: Oct 10, 2004
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.