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With Daesh militia at their heels, a handful of brave Libyan archaeologists completed the excavation of the Haua Fteah cave in Cyrenaica, North Africa. �������������Ī archaeologist Dr Giulio Lucarini tells their story.

Analysis of grinding stones reveals that North African communities may have moved slowly and cautiously from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to more settled farming practices. Newly published research by �������������Ī archaeologist Dr Giulio Lucarini suggests that a preference for wild crops was a strategic decision.

A chance find in a site known as the Cave of Swimmers adds a colourful twist to an exhibition in Paris celebrating the work of ethnographer Leo Frobenius in raising awareness of the rock art of Africa. The discovery by Italian archaeologist Dr Giulio Lucarini, currently at �������������Ī University, underlines the vital importance of safeguarding the heritage of the Gilf Kebir.