The Regional Level of Analysis

Biagetti, Stefano

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08530-2_4

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“…The latter are left roaming freely in the area, while the smallstock are kept in the settlement and driven every day to grasslands located within c. 10-km distance (Biagetti 2014b). The Kel Tadrart are well aware of the best grazing areas of the Tadrart Acacus, and it has been demonstrated that the settlements are generally located close to those areas where the regeneration of pastures after the rains is likely to occur faster and better (Biagetti 2014c). Water points play a role too, but whilst the water can be transported by donkey or car from wells or gueltas (Arabic: rock pools where rainwater collects), daily intake of fodder cannot be regularly gathered.…”

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Desert pastoralists: the Kel Tadrart Tuareg from south west Libya

Biagetti

2015

Pastoralism

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The Kel Tadrart Tuareg, desert pastoralists from the Tadrart Acacus massif in Libya, were the subject of an ethnoarchaeological research carried out between 2003 and 2011. By means of a multi-pronged approach, a variety of topics were explored, ranging from the Kel Tadrart interactions with natural resources and the settlement pattern, to the layout of campsites and the processes of sites' abandonment. The study of the Kel Tadrart adaptation to an arid environment and patchy resources, along with the recording of material evidence, holds direct relevance to archaeologists, anthropologists, and stakeholders interested in sustainable dryland pastoralism.

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confidence: 99%