Current research on the prehistory of the Tadrart Acacus (Libyan Sahara). Survey and excavations 1991-1995.

In Libya, prehistoric research has centered on the Fezzan region, the southern area of the country which is characterised by the Tadrart Acacus and Messak Settafet massifs. The Italo-Libyan Joint Mission has been carrying out research on ancient cultures and environments of central Sahara since the end of the 1950s. Besides the analysis of rock art, the last field seasons have provided new knowledge of Saharan prehistory, specifically about the prehistoric societies of the Holocene. For the first time, surveys were carried out in a regional-scale perspective, covering large areas. Field research was performed by means of surveys, test trenches, and excavations, in a multidimensional project still in progress