Most Bronze Age settlements have been documented in European territory. Despite its geographical proximity, the Maghreb has always been absent from these historical narratives, erroneously ...

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The discovery of a Bronze Age settlement at Kach Kouch, Morocco, redefines the Maghreb’s history, proving early habitation, agriculture, and cultural exchanges before the Phoenicians. Most Bronze Age ...

View of Kach Kouch and the Oued Laou estuary, looking east. Credit: Hamza Benattia / CC BY 4.0 A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in northwest Morocco is reshaping the historical understanding ...

Archaeologists in northwest Morocco have uncovered the first known Bronze Age settlement in the Maghreb region, challenging long-held beliefs about when complex societies first appeared in this part ...