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In November 2018, archeologists in Algeria announced the discovery, on the site of Ain Boucherit near Sétif, of what seems to be stone tools (similar to Oldowans) and cut animal bones dated back to 2.4 million years old. This discovery turned Ain Boucherit into the oldest human site known today, and shook the theory of East Africa being the ...
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Algeria" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Less famous than the rock art at the Tassili n'Ajjer site, the South Oran engravings have however been the subject of study since 1863. The most important works are notably those of Auguste Pomel (from 1893 to 1898), Stéphane Gsell (from 1901 to 1927), Georges-Barthélemy Médéric Flamand (from 1892 to 1921), Leo Frobenius and Hugo Obermaier (in 1925), l'Abbé Henri Breuil (from 1931 to 1957 ...
Fragments found during archaeological surveys, circa 1856. The Cherchell Museum houses what are widely considered to be some of the best examples of Roman and Greek antiquities on the African continent. [1] Cherchell was called Caesarea of Mauretania during the Roman Empire, and was the rich capital of Roman Mauretania Caesariensis.
Archaeological sites in Algeria (3 C, 113 P) Algerian archaeologists (3 C) D. Archaeological discoveries in Algeria (1 P) Pages in category "Archaeology of Algeria"
Algeria accepted the convention on 24 June 1974. [3] There are seven World Heritage Sites in Algeria, with a further six on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Algeria added to the list was Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad, in 1980. The most recent site added was Kasbah of Algiers, which was listed in 1992.
Aïn Hanech is a paleolithic archaeological site in the Aurès region that has provided evidence of hominin presence in North Africa as early as 1.7 million years ago (mya). [1] Stone tools have been discovered in stratified archaeological layers at this site, dating to the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya–11,700 years ago).
The Saharan Museum in Ouargla is an Algerian museum dedicated to the peoples and cultures of the Sahara. It serves as a repository for prehistoric artifacts, ethnographic collections, and handicrafts, and is classified as part of Algeria's national heritage. Oran Province: Ahmed Zabana National Museum: Opening November 11, 1935 Khenchela Province