Maps and sites
Every place named in the research summaries, with a satellite view and a neutral base map. Useful to keep open in a second tab while reading.
Takarkori, Libya
Rock shelter in the Acacus Mountains
Southwestern Libya. The site behind the Green Sahara ancient-DNA study, which recovered genomes from a period when the Sahara was grassland rather than desert.
Morocco: Neolithic reference sites
The cave and coastal sites that anchor discussions of when farming reached the Maghreb, and who brought it.
Ifri n'Amr ou Moussa
Neolithic cave site used as the baseline for early farming comparisons in Morocco.
Kaf Taht el-Ghar
Northern Morocco cave site, important for evidence of early Neolithic occupation.
Souss-Massa
The region this lineage comes from — Atlantic coast to Anti-Atlas foothills.
Souss-Massa region
Wide context: the plain between the High Atlas and the Anti-Atlas, opening onto the Atlantic.
Chtouka-Aït Baha
The Chtouka confederation's territory, and the province containing the valley of Aït Moussa.
Coordinates are approximate, given to locate a region rather than to pinpoint an excavation. Precise site locations are in the published papers, listed on the research page.
Last updated: 10 September 2026