Ruins Suggest Berber Civilization Is Older
From Times staff and wire reports
The remains of a Berber town believed to date back 15,000 years have been discovered in Western Sahara, Moroccan state media said Thursday. Berber civilization had been believed to date back 9,000 years.
Moroccan scientists found remains of a place of worship, houses and a necropolis in the ruins of Arghilas near Aousserd.
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