Photo: Salem et al The Takarkori rock shelter is tucked against the Tadrart Acacus Mountains of southwest Libya. Humans lived here from 10,200 to 4,200 years ago. Archaeologists have unearthed a ...

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Researchers successfully sequenced the DNA of two 7,000‐year‐old naturally mummified individuals recovered from the Takarkori rock shelter in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus Mountains. The study ...

The Takarkori rock shelter — situated in southwestern Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains — offers a remarkable glimpse into the Sahara’s greener past. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of ...

The Takarkori rock shelter — situated in southwestern Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains — offers a remarkable glimpse into the Sahara’s greener past. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of 15 women ...