Desert pastoralists: the Kel Tadrart Tuareg from south west Libya

A multi-year ethnoarchaeological study of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, desert pastoralists from Libya’s Tadrart Acacus massif, reveals critical insights into their adaptation to arid environments and patchy resources. The research, conducted between 2003 and 2011, employed a comprehensive approach to explore interactions with natural resources, settlement patterns, campsite layouts, and site abandonment processes. Findings highlight the resilience and sustainability of dryland pastoralism, offering valuable data for archaeologists, anthropologists, and stakeholders invested in understanding human-environment dynamics in extreme conditions.

Biagetti, S. (2015). Desert pastoralists: the Kel Tadrart Tuareg from south west Libya. Pastoralism, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-015-0027-8