Takarkori

Tadrart Acacus Mountains
Location in Libya
Location in Libya
Tadrart Acacus Mountains
LocationGhat District,  Libya
RegionNorthern Africa
Coordinates24°53′N 10°20′E / 24.883°N 10.333°E / 24.883; 10.333
TypeMountain Range

Takarkori is an archaeological site and rock shelter located in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains of southwestern Libya.[1][2] During the Holocene, humans occupied the site between 10,170 cal BP and 4650 cal BP.[2] Takarkori rockshelter is one of two sites where the earliest evidence of plant processing in pottery has been found,[3] is the first Saharan site where ancient DNA was able to be extracted, particularly from two interred individuals,[4] and is also a site with artifacts which include bone tools, stone tools, wooden tools, pottery, fiber goods, and carved figurines.[1]

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