Ricerc@Sapienza

The present article exposes the potential of a geo-archaeological approach in revealing the diversity of settlement strategies within the colonized areas according to an intramountainous landscape conditions.It attempts to understand the Roman expansion in the valley of Wadi Abiod, an important fluvial artery in the eastern Atlas based onthe reconstruction and analysis of ancient roads systems.

Starting from its title, this volume highlights the importance of environmental
changes and emphasizes the central contribution to archaeology in the research carried
out in the oasis of Farafra, in the Egyptian Western Desert, under the coordination of
Barbara Barich and Fekri Hassan between 1990 and 2005. The book consists of 7 parts
and is divided into 19 chapters, together with an introduction and a concluding section,
for a total of about 500 pages.

The first reports on the rock art of north Africa were written in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, rock art has become a key area of African archaeological research.

Objectives: Tunisia has been a crossroads for people from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East since prehistoric times. At present, it is inhabited by two main ethnic groups, Arabs and Berbers, and several minorities. This study aims to advance knowledge
regarding their genetic structure using new population samplings and a genome-wide approach.