The Tifinagh inscriptions are widespread throughout the Sahara and North Africa, attested also in the Canary islands. Tifinagh texts are very hard to decipher, often consisting in short messages. However, the Acacus mts have proven to include a veritable archive of long texts as well, set in clear connections with major feature of the terrain, such as mountain passageways and water points, and configure as an endangered and still poorly studied element of the archaeological and historical landscape. Recording Tifinagh inscriptions in northern Tadrart Acacus by means of minicrane Learn more Ait Kaci, A. 2007. Recherche sur l'ancêtre des alphabets libyco-berbères. Libyan Studies 38:13-37. Biagetti, S., A. Ait Kaci, L. Mori, and S. di Lernia. 2012. Writing the desert. The ‘Tifinagh’ rock inscriptions of the Tadrart Acacus (south-west Libya). Azania 47:153-174. |
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