Beschreibung
Agricultural work processes and the associated know-how bear witness to the presumably very ancient roots of the material culture of sedentary groups in the Tassili n’Ajjer. Close links can be assumed between these groups and the Garamantes on the one hand, and the Mediterranean cultures on the other. This monograph follows two overarching themes. Firstly, it demonstrates how deeply knowledge and know-how are rooted in the local culture. Secondly, it highlights the similarity between land ownership and political power, both of which are inherited through the female line. A central concept underpinning the research on which this work is based is the ‘local’, and this also provides the framework for the arguments relating to both of the aforementioned themes.
This publication is part of the project ‘An African History of Knowledge and Science Beyond Academic Conventions’, which was carried out from 2022 to 2024 at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.