Occupation du sol, géosystèmes et systèmes sociaux. Rome et ses ennemis des montagnes et du désert dans le Maghreb antique

Territory Occupation, Geosystem and Social Systems: Rome and Its Enemies from the Mountains and Desert in Ancient Maghreb. P. Leveau. The author takes up the debate concerning the triad characterizing pre-industrial North-West African societies: the mountain-dweller, the nomad, and the un-Romanized peasant of the hills and plains. The hoped-for progress in this domaine does not depend upon the drawing up of more complete, precise and better documented archeological maps. It depends, rather, on a pluri-disciplinary practice which combines contributions from natural and earth sciences with reflection about the occupation of territory. We must keep in mind the evolution of ideas since L. Febvre concerning the relationship between man and his environment. Three examples, one illustrating each element of the triad, are discussed.Leveau Philippe. Occupation du sol, géosystèmes et systèmes sociaux. Rome et ses ennemis des montagnes et du désert dans le Maghreb antique. In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 41ᵉ année, N. 6, 1986. pp. 1345-1358