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Taforalt

Taforalt, or Grotte des Pigeons, is a cave in the province of Berkane, Aït Iznasen region, Morocco, possibly the oldest cemetery in North Africa. It contained at least 34: 347 Iberomaurusian adolescent and adult human skeletons, as well as younger ones, from the Upper Palaeolithic between 15,100 and 14,000 calendar years ago. There is archaeological…

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Location
near Tafoughalt village, Iznasen mountains
Archaeologists
Ruhlmann, Roche, Bouzouggar, Barton, Humphrey
Cultures
pre-Mousterian, Aterian, Iberomaurusian
Excavation dates
1944–1947, 1950–1955, 1969-1977, 2003-2018, 2022
Periods
Middle Paleolithic, Epipalaeolithic
Public access
No

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Ancient DNA

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Taforalt

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Edges133
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related to Ancient DNA · 60
Taforalt → According, Afalou, Africa, African, Aizpurua-Iraola, Algeria, Ancient, BP, DNA, Epigravettian, Epipaleolithic Natufian, Eurasian, Grotte, Hadza, Hadza/East/West, Holocene African, Holocene Levantines, Holocene West-Eurasian/Levantine, Iberomaurusian, Iberomaurusians
related to European and Levantine admixtures (c.5500 BC) · 43
Taforalt → According, Africa, Afro-Asiatic, Anatolia, Anatolian Neolithic, Ashakar Ware, Asian, BC, BCE, Cardium, Egyptian, Europe, European, Ghar, Gibraltar, Kaf Taht, KTG, Levant, Levant Neolithic, Levantine
related to Dating · 24
Taforalt → Age, AMS, Barton, BP, Cedrus, Eastern High Atlas, Group, Holocene, In, Looking, Middle Atlas, Morocco, Needs, North African Later Stone, OSL, Proxies, Quercus, Rif, Starting, The
related to Geography · 8
Taforalt → Eastern, Mediterranean, Morocco, Pinus, Tafoughalt, Tetraclinis, The, Today
related to Occupation site utility · 8
Taforalt → Grey Series, Grotte, Maghreb, Pigeons, Some, The, While, Yellow Series
related to World Heritage status · 6
Taforalt → Cultural, Grotte, July, List, This, UNESCO World Heritage Tentative
related to External links · 3
Taforalt → Grotte, PigeonsGrotte, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Archaeologists · 1
Taforalt → Ruhlmann, Roche, Bouzouggar, Barton, Humphrey
Cultures · 1
Taforalt → pre-Mousterian, Aterian, Iberomaurusian
Excavation dates · 1
Taforalt → 1944–1947, 1950–1955, 1969-1977, 2003-2018, 2022

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african iberomaurusian cave 000 individuals north remains site years excavations ago aterian evidence population grotte des 10 burials found series

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TaforaltArchaeologistsRuhlmann, Roche, Bouzouggar, Barton, Humphrey1.00infobox
TaforaltCulturespre-Mousterian, Aterian, Iberomaurusian1.00infobox
TaforaltExcavation dates1944–1947, 1950–1955, 1969-1977, 2003-2018, 20221.00infobox
TaforaltLocationnear Tafoughalt village, Iznasen mountains1.00infobox
TaforaltPeriodsMiddle Paleolithic, Epipalaeolithic1.00infobox
TaforaltPublic accessNo1.00infobox
TaforaltRegionMorocco1.00infobox
Taforaltis amost extensively dated site of the North African Later Stone Age0.90text
hornsinstance ofas evidenced by the inclusion of animal remains0.80text
mandiblesinstance ofas evidenced by the inclusion of animal remains0.80text
a hoofinstance ofas evidenced by the inclusion of animal remains0.80text
and a toothinstance ofas evidenced by the inclusion of animal remains0.80text

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