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Papers by Fethi AMANI

Bull Archéol Maroc, 1998

... V v. atlantica WAGNER: une mandibule. Hyaena hyacna BRISSON: plusieurs fragments de mâchoires... more ... V v. atlantica WAGNER: une mandibule. Hyaena hyacna BRISSON: plusieurs fragments de mâchoires, et des coprolithes. Panthera patdus (L.) : fragments de machoires. Page 3. ... L'environnement des Hominidés au Plio-Pléistocène, ed. Singer-Polignac, Paris, 1985, p.57-...

… marocain dans son …, 2007

... MICHEL 4 , Emilie CAMPMAS 4 , Aïcha OUJAA 5 Abdelwahed BEN-NCER 3 , Jean-... Les restes humai... more ... MICHEL 4 , Emilie CAMPMAS 4 , Aïcha OUJAA 5 Abdelwahed BEN-NCER 3 , Jean-... Les restes humains, tous crâniens, associés à des niveaux contenant des industries atériennes ont été découverts dans trois cavités : Dar-es-Soltane 2 (fouille A. Debénath), El Harhoura 1 ...

Quaternary International, 2014

ABSTRACT El Harhoura 2 and El Mnasra caves are located in the region of Témara, on the Atlantic c... more ABSTRACT El Harhoura 2 and El Mnasra caves are located in the region of Témara, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, which was occupied by human populations since the beginning of the Late Pleistocene (around 120 ka BP) until the Middle Holocene (around 6 ka BP). Recent excavations yielded human and faunal remains, as well as exceptional archaeological objects (Middle, Upper Palaeolithic and Neolithic industries; ceramics; ornaments in Nassarius sp. shells; bone tools; pigments) associated with anthropic structures. The continuous sedimentary sequence of these sites covers the last climatic cycle (from the Eemian interglacial to the present one), and is studied in a renewed context from several points of view: geology, stratigraphy, chronology, cultures, anthropology, palaeontology, taphonomy, zooarchaeology. Today, there is no equivalent of such regional data for the whole Late Pleistocene in North Africa. The study of small and large faunal remains, associated with chronological data, allowed us to obtain significant data on palaeoenvironments and human/carnivore occupations of the Témara caves. These data are included in a broader view of human occupations and their environmental context throughout North Africa during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene.

Historical Biology, 22(1-3): 327-340. , 2010

Patrick Michel, Emilie Campmas, Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Roland Nespoulet, Mohammed Abdeljalil El Haj... more Patrick Michel, Emilie Campmas, Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Roland Nespoulet, Mohammed Abdeljalil El Hajraoui, Fethi Amani.
The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, toward the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 12 levels numbered from top to bottom. Level 1 is attributed to the early Neolithic. The archaeological material from level 2 places it within the Upper Palaeolothic (Iberomaurusian). Levels 3 to 11 are assigned to the Middle Palaeolithic (Aterian). Since 1977, a surface of 37 m2 has been excavated, yielding particularly abundant remains of a large mammal fauna. This paper is about paleontological, paleoecological and paleoclimatologic data of layers 2 and 3 from El Harhoura 2.

African Archaeological Review, 2008

In the 1970s, the discoveries of Palaeolithic human remains in the caves of Dar es Soltane 2, El ... more In the 1970s, the discoveries of Palaeolithic human remains in the caves of Dar es Soltane 2, El Harhoura 1 and Les Contrebandiers reinforced interest in the sites of the Témara region. These sites, often cited, have been the object of numerous investigations which have produced a major contribution to the prehistory of Morocco. Over the past 15 years, research at two key sites, El Mnasra and El Harhoura 2, have considerably enhanced the available data for this region. Preliminary results obtained from excavations since 2001, allow us to present the palaeoenvironmental framework and describe the technological behaviour of prehistoric groups within a re-evaluated stratigraphic context. The microfaunal and macrofaunal assemblages are analysed according to systematics, taphonomy and palaeoecology. The lithic and bone industries document patterns of raw material acquisition and transformation. Within the context of the history of more than 60 years of research in the region of Témara, this contribution allows us to approach the question of Palaeolithic population on the basis of recent, and for the most part new, data and evidence. Dans les années 1970, les découvertes de restes humains paléolithiques à Dar es Soltane 2, El Harhoura 1 et aux Contrebandiers ont renforcé l’intérêt des sites de la région de Témara. Ces derniers, souvent cités en référence, ont fait l’objet de nombreuses recherches et ont apporté une contribution majeure à la Préhistoire du Maroc. Depuis 15 ans, les recherches effectuées dans deux sites clefs: El Mnasra et El Harhoura 2 ont considérablement enrichi les données disponibles pour cette région. Les résultats préliminaires obtenus lors des fouilles menées depuis 2001 permettent de présenter le cadre paléoenvironnemental et de documenter les comportements techniques dans un contexte stratigraphique renouvelé. Les restes fauniques (microfaune et macrofaune) sont envisagés sous le triple aspect de la systématique, de la taphonomie et de la paléoécologie. Les industries lithiques et osseuses documentent les modalités d’acquisition et de transformation des matières premières. Replacée dans l’histoire des recherches menées depuis plus de 60 ans dans la région de Témara, cette contribution permet d’aborder la question du peuplement paléolithique sur la base de données récentes, pour la plupart inédites.

Historical Biology, 2010

The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). ... more The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, toward the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 12 levels ...

Anthropologie, 2009

The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). ... more The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, towards the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 11 levels numbered from top to bottom. Level 1 is attributed to the early Neolithic. The archaeological material from level 2

Palaeontologische Zeitschrift, 1998

Only seven bovid species are present at Ahl al Oughlam: aTragelaphus (rare), a Bovine close toPel... more Only seven bovid species are present at Ahl al Oughlam: aTragelaphus (rare), a Bovine close toPelorovis ? praeafricanus but mostly known by teeth, a new species of kob (perhaps of an endemic lineage), aParmularius slightly more primitive than at Olduvai,Beatragus (mentioned for the first time in North Africa),Gazella thomasi, and a new species of gazelle noticeable by its nasal region. The Ahl al Oughlam bovids are in good agreement with an age of 2.5 Ma. They point towards an open and probably rather unfavourable, perhaps cold, environment. Die Fundstelle lieferte reiches, aber sehr brüchiges Material, das nur 7 Arten repräsentiert.Tragelaphus ist sehr selten, Hippotraginen fehlen ganz. Ein häufiger Bovine steht vielleichtPelorovis ? praeafricanus nahe; es fehlen allerdings charakteristische Schädelelemente. Eine neueKobus-Ari gehört vielleicht zu einer endemischen Linie. Unter den Alcelaphinen ist einParmularius wahrscheinlich etwas primitiver als die entsprechenden Olduvai-Arten;Beatragus wird erstmals in Nord-Afrika nachgewiesen. Gazellen sind die häufigsten auftretenden Boviden. Es finden sichGazella thomasi und eine neue Art, die durch ihre Nasenregion auffällt und an die Saiga und das Dik-dik erinnert. Die Boviden passen gut zu einem angenommenen Alter von ca. 2.5 Ma. Ökologisch deuten sie auf ein offenes, wahrscheinlich kühles Habitat. Sept espèces de Bovidés seulement sont présentes à Ahl al Oughlam: unTragelaphus, très rare; un Bovini, fréquent mais surtout illustré par des restes dentaires, proche dePelorovis ? praeafricanus; une nouvelle espèce de cobe, peut-être d’une lignée endémique; unParmularius un peu plus primitif que ceux d’Olduvai;Beatragus, signalé pour la première fois en Afrique du Nord;Gazella thomasi et une nouvelle espèce de gazelle remarquable par sa région nasale. Les Bovidés d’Ahl al Oughlam s’accordent bien avec un âge de 2.5 Ma. Ils indiquent un milieu ouvert et sans doute assez peu favorable, peut-être froid.

Comptes Rendus De L Academie Des Sciences Serie Ii Fascicule A-sciences De La Terre Et Des Planetes, 1998

The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and mi... more The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and micro-mammals, by far the richest of the late Cenozoic era of North Africa,. it includes at least 55 species. Carnivora (23 species) are the dominant group. Many of them used the caves and fissures as dens or shelters, bringing in most of the ungulate remains. These remains include mostly medium-size species and juveniles of larger ones. Very few taxa are akin to Palearctic ones, and most of the faunal exchanges were intra-African. However; when compared to East Africa, the poor diversity of these ungulates must be noted, which the karstic nature of the site fails to fully explain, but which could result from a harsh, open and relatively cold environment.

The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and mi... more The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and micro-mammals, by far the richest of the late Cenozoic era of North Africa,. it includes at least 55 species. Carnivora (23 species) are the dominant group. Many of them used the caves and fissures as dens or shelters, bringing in most of the ungulate remains. These remains include mostly medium-size species and juveniles of larger ones. Very few taxa are akin to Palearctic ones, and most of the faunal exchanges were intra-African. However; when compared to East Africa, the poor diversity of these ungulates must be noted, which the karstic nature of the site fails to fully explain, but which could result from a harsh, open and relatively cold environment.

Bull Archéol Maroc, 1998

... V v. atlantica WAGNER: une mandibule. Hyaena hyacna BRISSON: plusieurs fragments de mâchoires... more ... V v. atlantica WAGNER: une mandibule. Hyaena hyacna BRISSON: plusieurs fragments de mâchoires, et des coprolithes. Panthera patdus (L.) : fragments de machoires. Page 3. ... L'environnement des Hominidés au Plio-Pléistocène, ed. Singer-Polignac, Paris, 1985, p.57-...

… marocain dans son …, 2007

... MICHEL 4 , Emilie CAMPMAS 4 , Aïcha OUJAA 5 Abdelwahed BEN-NCER 3 , Jean-... Les restes humai... more ... MICHEL 4 , Emilie CAMPMAS 4 , Aïcha OUJAA 5 Abdelwahed BEN-NCER 3 , Jean-... Les restes humains, tous crâniens, associés à des niveaux contenant des industries atériennes ont été découverts dans trois cavités : Dar-es-Soltane 2 (fouille A. Debénath), El Harhoura 1 ...

Quaternary International, 2014

ABSTRACT El Harhoura 2 and El Mnasra caves are located in the region of Témara, on the Atlantic c... more ABSTRACT El Harhoura 2 and El Mnasra caves are located in the region of Témara, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, which was occupied by human populations since the beginning of the Late Pleistocene (around 120 ka BP) until the Middle Holocene (around 6 ka BP). Recent excavations yielded human and faunal remains, as well as exceptional archaeological objects (Middle, Upper Palaeolithic and Neolithic industries; ceramics; ornaments in Nassarius sp. shells; bone tools; pigments) associated with anthropic structures. The continuous sedimentary sequence of these sites covers the last climatic cycle (from the Eemian interglacial to the present one), and is studied in a renewed context from several points of view: geology, stratigraphy, chronology, cultures, anthropology, palaeontology, taphonomy, zooarchaeology. Today, there is no equivalent of such regional data for the whole Late Pleistocene in North Africa. The study of small and large faunal remains, associated with chronological data, allowed us to obtain significant data on palaeoenvironments and human/carnivore occupations of the Témara caves. These data are included in a broader view of human occupations and their environmental context throughout North Africa during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene.

Historical Biology, 22(1-3): 327-340. , 2010

Patrick Michel, Emilie Campmas, Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Roland Nespoulet, Mohammed Abdeljalil El Haj... more Patrick Michel, Emilie Campmas, Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Roland Nespoulet, Mohammed Abdeljalil El Hajraoui, Fethi Amani.
The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, toward the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 12 levels numbered from top to bottom. Level 1 is attributed to the early Neolithic. The archaeological material from level 2 places it within the Upper Palaeolothic (Iberomaurusian). Levels 3 to 11 are assigned to the Middle Palaeolithic (Aterian). Since 1977, a surface of 37 m2 has been excavated, yielding particularly abundant remains of a large mammal fauna. This paper is about paleontological, paleoecological and paleoclimatologic data of layers 2 and 3 from El Harhoura 2.

African Archaeological Review, 2008

In the 1970s, the discoveries of Palaeolithic human remains in the caves of Dar es Soltane 2, El ... more In the 1970s, the discoveries of Palaeolithic human remains in the caves of Dar es Soltane 2, El Harhoura 1 and Les Contrebandiers reinforced interest in the sites of the Témara region. These sites, often cited, have been the object of numerous investigations which have produced a major contribution to the prehistory of Morocco. Over the past 15 years, research at two key sites, El Mnasra and El Harhoura 2, have considerably enhanced the available data for this region. Preliminary results obtained from excavations since 2001, allow us to present the palaeoenvironmental framework and describe the technological behaviour of prehistoric groups within a re-evaluated stratigraphic context. The microfaunal and macrofaunal assemblages are analysed according to systematics, taphonomy and palaeoecology. The lithic and bone industries document patterns of raw material acquisition and transformation. Within the context of the history of more than 60 years of research in the region of Témara, this contribution allows us to approach the question of Palaeolithic population on the basis of recent, and for the most part new, data and evidence. Dans les années 1970, les découvertes de restes humains paléolithiques à Dar es Soltane 2, El Harhoura 1 et aux Contrebandiers ont renforcé l’intérêt des sites de la région de Témara. Ces derniers, souvent cités en référence, ont fait l’objet de nombreuses recherches et ont apporté une contribution majeure à la Préhistoire du Maroc. Depuis 15 ans, les recherches effectuées dans deux sites clefs: El Mnasra et El Harhoura 2 ont considérablement enrichi les données disponibles pour cette région. Les résultats préliminaires obtenus lors des fouilles menées depuis 2001 permettent de présenter le cadre paléoenvironnemental et de documenter les comportements techniques dans un contexte stratigraphique renouvelé. Les restes fauniques (microfaune et macrofaune) sont envisagés sous le triple aspect de la systématique, de la taphonomie et de la paléoécologie. Les industries lithiques et osseuses documentent les modalités d’acquisition et de transformation des matières premières. Replacée dans l’histoire des recherches menées depuis plus de 60 ans dans la région de Témara, cette contribution permet d’aborder la question du peuplement paléolithique sur la base de données récentes, pour la plupart inédites.

Historical Biology, 2010

The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). ... more The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, toward the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 12 levels ...

Anthropologie, 2009

The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). ... more The El Harhoura 2 cave is situated in the commune of El Harhoura in the Temara region (Morocco). The entrance faces west, towards the ocean, around 200 m away from the current shoreline and about 16 m above sea level. The stratigraphy has currently 11 levels numbered from top to bottom. Level 1 is attributed to the early Neolithic. The archaeological material from level 2

Palaeontologische Zeitschrift, 1998

Only seven bovid species are present at Ahl al Oughlam: aTragelaphus (rare), a Bovine close toPel... more Only seven bovid species are present at Ahl al Oughlam: aTragelaphus (rare), a Bovine close toPelorovis ? praeafricanus but mostly known by teeth, a new species of kob (perhaps of an endemic lineage), aParmularius slightly more primitive than at Olduvai,Beatragus (mentioned for the first time in North Africa),Gazella thomasi, and a new species of gazelle noticeable by its nasal region. The Ahl al Oughlam bovids are in good agreement with an age of 2.5 Ma. They point towards an open and probably rather unfavourable, perhaps cold, environment. Die Fundstelle lieferte reiches, aber sehr brüchiges Material, das nur 7 Arten repräsentiert.Tragelaphus ist sehr selten, Hippotraginen fehlen ganz. Ein häufiger Bovine steht vielleichtPelorovis ? praeafricanus nahe; es fehlen allerdings charakteristische Schädelelemente. Eine neueKobus-Ari gehört vielleicht zu einer endemischen Linie. Unter den Alcelaphinen ist einParmularius wahrscheinlich etwas primitiver als die entsprechenden Olduvai-Arten;Beatragus wird erstmals in Nord-Afrika nachgewiesen. Gazellen sind die häufigsten auftretenden Boviden. Es finden sichGazella thomasi und eine neue Art, die durch ihre Nasenregion auffällt und an die Saiga und das Dik-dik erinnert. Die Boviden passen gut zu einem angenommenen Alter von ca. 2.5 Ma. Ökologisch deuten sie auf ein offenes, wahrscheinlich kühles Habitat. Sept espèces de Bovidés seulement sont présentes à Ahl al Oughlam: unTragelaphus, très rare; un Bovini, fréquent mais surtout illustré par des restes dentaires, proche dePelorovis ? praeafricanus; une nouvelle espèce de cobe, peut-être d’une lignée endémique; unParmularius un peu plus primitif que ceux d’Olduvai;Beatragus, signalé pour la première fois en Afrique du Nord;Gazella thomasi et une nouvelle espèce de gazelle remarquable par sa région nasale. Les Bovidés d’Ahl al Oughlam s’accordent bien avec un âge de 2.5 Ma. Ils indiquent un milieu ouvert et sans doute assez peu favorable, peut-être froid.

Comptes Rendus De L Academie Des Sciences Serie Ii Fascicule A-sciences De La Terre Et Des Planetes, 1998

The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and mi... more The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and micro-mammals, by far the richest of the late Cenozoic era of North Africa,. it includes at least 55 species. Carnivora (23 species) are the dominant group. Many of them used the caves and fissures as dens or shelters, bringing in most of the ungulate remains. These remains include mostly medium-size species and juveniles of larger ones. Very few taxa are akin to Palearctic ones, and most of the faunal exchanges were intra-African. However; when compared to East Africa, the poor diversity of these ungulates must be noted, which the karstic nature of the site fails to fully explain, but which could result from a harsh, open and relatively cold environment.

The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and mi... more The Late Pliocene site (ca 2.5 Ma) of Ahl al Oughlam has yielded a complete fauna of macro-and micro-mammals, by far the richest of the late Cenozoic era of North Africa,. it includes at least 55 species. Carnivora (23 species) are the dominant group. Many of them used the caves and fissures as dens or shelters, bringing in most of the ungulate remains. These remains include mostly medium-size species and juveniles of larger ones. Very few taxa are akin to Palearctic ones, and most of the faunal exchanges were intra-African. However; when compared to East Africa, the poor diversity of these ungulates must be noted, which the karstic nature of the site fails to fully explain, but which could result from a harsh, open and relatively cold environment.