Rethinking late prehistoric Mediterranean Africa: architecture, farming and materiality at Kach Kouch, Morocco
The European shores of the Mediterranean are characterisedby well-known sociocultural and economicdynamics during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages(2200–550 BC), but our understanding of the Africanshores is comparatively vague. Here, the authorspresent results from excavations at Kach Kouch,Morocco, r...
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Rethinking late prehistoric Mediterranean Africa: architecture, farming and materiality at Kach Kouch, MoroccoBenattia, HamzaBokbot, YoussefOnrubia Pintado, JorgeBenerradi, MeryemBougariane, BouchraBouhamidi, BouchraCarballo Pérez, JaredEchcherif-Baamrani, OthmanElqably, AsmaeGhayati, NoufelHachami, HassanKbiri-Alaoui, MohamedLazarescu, RalucaLombardi, LorenaLucarini, GiulioMartínez Sánchez, Rafael M.Mateu Sagués, MartaMenéndez Molist, PauMontero Ruiz, IgnacioOuakrim, ZaydPérez Jordà, GuillemRadi, MoadRamon Torres, JoanSobrevia Corral, EricTouri, TachfineBroodbank, CyprianÀfrica del NordEdat del bronzeMediterrània (Mar : nord-oest)Datació per radiocarboniArquitecturaAgriculturaNorth AfricaBronze ageMediterranean Sea (northwest)Radiocarbon datingArchitectureAgricultureThe European shores of the Mediterranean are characterisedby well-known sociocultural and economicdynamics during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages(2200–550 BC), but our understanding of the Africanshores is comparatively vague. Here, the authorspresent results from excavations at Kach Kouch,Morocco, revealing an occupation phase from2200–2000 cal BC, followed by a stable settlementfrom c. 1300–600 BC characterised by wattle anddaub architecture, a farming economy, distinctive culturalpractices and extensive connections. Kach Kouchunderscores the agency of local communities, challengingthe notion of north-western Africa as terra nulliusprior to Phoenician arrival.Durham University2025202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion21 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/220882Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10Antiquity, 2025https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10cc by (c) Benattia, Hamza et al., 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2208822026-05-29T05:05:01Z |
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Rethinking late prehistoric Mediterranean Africa: architecture, farming and materiality at Kach Kouch, Morocco Benattia, Hamza Àfrica del Nord Edat del bronze Mediterrània (Mar : nord-oest) Datació per radiocarboni Arquitectura Agricultura North Africa Bronze age Mediterranean Sea (northwest) Radiocarbon dating Architecture Agriculture |
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Benattia, Hamza Bokbot, Youssef Onrubia Pintado, Jorge Benerradi, Meryem Bougariane, Bouchra Bouhamidi, Bouchra Carballo Pérez, Jared Echcherif-Baamrani, Othman Elqably, Asmae Ghayati, Noufel Hachami, Hassan Kbiri-Alaoui, Mohamed Lazarescu, Raluca Lombardi, Lorena Lucarini, Giulio Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M. Mateu Sagués, Marta Menéndez Molist, Pau Montero Ruiz, Ignacio Ouakrim, Zayd Pérez Jordà, Guillem Radi, Moad Ramon Torres, Joan Sobrevia Corral, Eric Touri, Tachfine Broodbank, Cyprian |
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Benattia, Hamza Bokbot, Youssef Onrubia Pintado, Jorge Benerradi, Meryem Bougariane, Bouchra Bouhamidi, Bouchra Carballo Pérez, Jared Echcherif-Baamrani, Othman Elqably, Asmae Ghayati, Noufel Hachami, Hassan Kbiri-Alaoui, Mohamed Lazarescu, Raluca Lombardi, Lorena Lucarini, Giulio Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M. Mateu Sagués, Marta Menéndez Molist, Pau Montero Ruiz, Ignacio Ouakrim, Zayd Pérez Jordà, Guillem Radi, Moad Ramon Torres, Joan Sobrevia Corral, Eric Touri, Tachfine Broodbank, Cyprian |
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Bokbot, Youssef Onrubia Pintado, Jorge Benerradi, Meryem Bougariane, Bouchra Bouhamidi, Bouchra Carballo Pérez, Jared Echcherif-Baamrani, Othman Elqably, Asmae Ghayati, Noufel Hachami, Hassan Kbiri-Alaoui, Mohamed Lazarescu, Raluca Lombardi, Lorena Lucarini, Giulio Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M. Mateu Sagués, Marta Menéndez Molist, Pau Montero Ruiz, Ignacio Ouakrim, Zayd Pérez Jordà, Guillem Radi, Moad Ramon Torres, Joan Sobrevia Corral, Eric Touri, Tachfine Broodbank, Cyprian |
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Àfrica del Nord Edat del bronze Mediterrània (Mar : nord-oest) Datació per radiocarboni Arquitectura Agricultura North Africa Bronze age Mediterranean Sea (northwest) Radiocarbon dating Architecture Agriculture |
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The European shores of the Mediterranean are characterisedby well-known sociocultural and economicdynamics during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages(2200–550 BC), but our understanding of the Africanshores is comparatively vague. Here, the authorspresent results from excavations at Kach Kouch,Morocco, revealing an occupation phase from2200–2000 cal BC, followed by a stable settlementfrom c. 1300–600 BC characterised by wattle anddaub architecture, a farming economy, distinctive culturalpractices and extensive connections. Kach Kouchunderscores the agency of local communities, challengingthe notion of north-western Africa as terra nulliusprior to Phoenician arrival. |
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