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Sahara rock paintings
Sahara rock paintings, Tassili N'ajjer © commons

This symposium is the research seminar of the History and Archaeology of African Worlds chair at the Collège de France. It is co-organized and led by Prof. François-Xavier Fauvelle and Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS.

In May 2023, a second symposium will be held, entitled " Histoire du Sahara de 650 de notre ère à aujourd'hui " (History of the Sahara from 650 CE to the Present), co-organized with Ghislaine Lydon, Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Warning to the public
Papers delivered at this symposium will be of an advanced scientific nature ; they will be delivered in French or English ; they will not be distributed online.

Program