Adrar Bous
Adrar Bous | |
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Adrar Bous | |
Location | Niger |
Coordinates | 20°22′15″N 9°01′30″E / 20.370833°N 9.025°ECoordinates: 20°22′15″N 9°01′30″E / 20.370833°N 9.025°E |
Adrar Bous is a massif in the Aïr Mountains on the western edge of the Ténéré Desert, Niger. Archaeological research at Adrar Bous, conducted by J. Desmond Clark, has produced finds spanning the Late Acheulean through the Neolithic. Most notable are extensive remains of ritualized feasting by specialized Tenerian cattle pastoralists.[1]
References
- ↑ Clark, J. Desmond; Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane (2008). Adrar Bous: archaeology of a central Saharan granitic ring complex in Niger. Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren.
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