S21B



S21B

Room 3.45

Protecting deep-time heritage in the Sahara, Nile Valley, and Mediterranean Africa: Sustainable management, capacity building, and cultural diplomacy​ / Protéger le patrimoine préhistorique profond au Sahara, dans la vallée du Nil et en Afrique méditerranéenne : gestion durable, renforcement des capacités et diplomatie culturelle

Session organizers: Lucarini G., Belhouchet, L., Kabacinski J., Leplongeon A., Mutri G., Sari L.

S21B, Fri Sep 4 2026, 9:00 - 11:00, Room 3.45

9:00-9:20 - Session Introduction: Protecting deep-time heritage in the Sahara, Nile Valley, and Mediterranean Africa: Sustainable management, capacity building, and cultural diplomacy / Lucarini G., Belhouchet L., Kabacinski J., Leplongeon A., Mutri G., Sari L.

9:20-9:40 - A Libyan-Italian joint Heritage Project in the Jebel Gharbi-Nefusa / Mutri G., Barich B. E., Abdelhadi K., El Alawi S., Asker A. S., Brucato A., Lucarini G.

9:40-10:00 - Newly discovered prehistoric sites in the Mafragh Estuary (El Kala National Park, Ramsar site & Unesco MAB Reserve, N-E Algeria) / Sari L.

10:00-10:20 - Preserving Wadi el Obeiyid Cave 1 at Farafra (Egyptian Western Desert). Insights into the Farafra archaeological landscape / Barich B. E., Hamdan M. A., Tomassetti M. C., Lucarini G.

10:20-10:40 - Pottery report, rescue excavations (2022) at Manshiya Kh3, Naqada Region, Upper Egypt, by the Naqada Regional Archaeological Survey and Site Management Project / Mączyńska A., Rowland J., Van Wetering J.