À partir de Xᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Central Sahara and Adrar-des-Iforas
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The Tuareg, identified in the passage with the Libyans of antiquity, occupied the central Sahara during the first millennium BCE and extended southward as far as Adrar-des-Iforas. They reached the approaches to the Sudan on horseback, although horses were poorly suited to Saharan conditions. Their mobility and later camel use formed part of the expanding connections between the Maghrib and the Sudan.
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Interpretations of Saharan rock paintings associate the Tuareg, or the Libyans of antiquity, with occupation of the central Sahara during the first millennium BCE. Their southern reach is placed as far as Adrar-des-Iforas, near the northern approaches to the Sudan. The evidence is archaeological and interpretive rather than a complete political record.
The Tuareg reached the gates of the Sudan on horseback, but horses were not well adapted to the desert environment. Their resulting mobility was limited, especially across the most arid stretches. The later introduction of the camel altered these conditions and contributed to a considerable increase in traffic across the Sahara.
The passage presents Saharan history as an interaction between environmental change and human movement. The Tuareg occupied a strategic zone between the Maghrib and the Sudan, while changing transport technologies affected the scale and direction of their connections with southern populations.
À partir de Xᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Central Sahara and Adrar-des-Iforas
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Tuareg, identified in the passage with the Libyans of antiquity, occupied the central Sahara during the first millennium BCE and extended southward as far as Adrar-des-Iforas. They reached the approaches to the Sudan on horseback, although horses were poorly suited to Saharan conditions. Their mobility and later camel use formed part of the expanding connections between the Maghrib and the Sudan.
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Le récit
Interpretations of Saharan rock paintings associate the Tuareg, or the Libyans of antiquity, with occupation of the central Sahara during the first millennium BCE. Their southern reach is placed as far as Adrar-des-Iforas, near the northern approaches to the Sudan. The evidence is archaeological and interpretive rather than a complete political record.
The Tuareg reached the gates of the Sudan on horseback, but horses were not well adapted to the desert environment. Their resulting mobility was limited, especially across the most arid stretches. The later introduction of the camel altered these conditions and contributed to a considerable increase in traffic across the Sahara.
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