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Ifri Oudadane

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Ifri Oudadane is located in Morocco
Ifri Oudadane is an African archaeological site found on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the northeast Rif region of Morocco on the southwest coast of Cape Three Forks. It is one of the most important sites in the Maghreb region of Africa. Discovered during road construction, the site consists of a fairly large rock shelter above the modern coastline, the site has been excavated since 2006 by a team of Moroccan and German archaeologists.[1] Although much is known about the transition of humans from hunter gatherer groups to food production in Europe and the Middle East, much of North Africa has not been researched. Ifri Oudadane is one of the first of such sites in North Africa. Dated to between 11000 and 5700 years BP,[2] the site contains evidence that documents the change of North African peoples from Hunter-gatherer groups to food producers. Such elements of change found at Ifri Oudadane include evidence of animal husbandry, domestication of legumes, and decoration of pottery. The site is known to contain the earliest dated crop in Northern Africa, a lentil.[2]

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