At Christmas time, the sky in Morocco appears infinite and unchangingly serene, a natural partner of this expansive landscape. Sheltered by this sky, the Moroccans are gentle and surprisingly calm. Worlds away from the rhythm of the Mediterranean, this north-west corner of Africa, once the ancient Roman province of Mauretania, boasts three great Classical sites, […]
Category: Morocco
Forts of the French Foreign Legion
Tales of the French Foreign Legion in the deserts of North Africa have fired the imagination of many an adventurous school boy. Richard Jeynes was one. Now, as a (grown-up) archaeologist, his investigation of an abandoned fort of the French colonial empire is bringing those stories to life.
World’s Oldest Beads Just Got Older
Pushing back the earliest date of personal adornment
Morocco, an Archaeologist in Casablanca
Susan Searight writes of her work in Morocco including her involvement with a project that uses rock-art to explore ongoing climate change