Western Sahara Project: November 2006 Field Season

The aims of the November 2006 field season were to (i) assess the potential of certain locations in the Northern Sector for the sampling and dating of palaeo-environmental indicators, (ii) identify animal species represented in the rock art of the Northern Sector in order to identify past environmental conditions based on the habitat requirements of these species, and (iii) identify and record new archaeological sites in the Northern Sector.

Field Report from November 2006 Season (Word file, 1.8 Mb).

Map of the western and central regions of the Northern Sector of the Free Zone, showing sites recorded in 2002 and 2005 (green circles) and those recorded in 2006 (red circles). Sites wereh environmental assessments were performed are marked as yellow circles. The red crosses delineate the course of the Moroccan wall or Berm. The settlement of Tifariti is shown near the lower centre portion of the map. Site codes are as follows: BD: Bou Dheir, DR: Wadi Dirt, ER: Wadi Erni, IR: Irghraywa, LM: Limsharha, LS: el-Lous Lajaram, MS: Galat el-Masiad, RK: Rekeiz Lemgassem, RL: Rekeiz Lahmara, TR: Wadi Ternit, TF: Tifariti, WT: Wadi Weyn Tergit. Click on the map for a larger version.