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Rethinking late prehistoric Mediterranean Africa: architecture, farming and materiality at Kach Kouch, Morocco

Hamza Benattia, Youssef Bokbot, Jorge Onrubia-Pintado, Meryem Benerradi, Bouchra Bougariane, Bouchra Bouhamidi, Jared Carballo-Pérez, Othman Echcherif-Baamrani, Asmae Elqably, Noufel Ghayati, Hassan Hachami, Mohamed Kbiri-Alaoui, Raluca Lazarescu, Lorena Lombardi, Giulio Lucarini, Rafael M. Martínez-Sánchez, Marta Mateu-Sagés, Pau Menéndez-Molist, Ignacio Montero-Ruiz, Zayd Ouakrim, Guillem Pérez-Jordà, Moad Radi, Joan Ramon-Torres, Eric Sobrevia-Corral, Tachfine Touri, Cyprian Broodbank · 2025

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Type: peer-reviewed journal article
Publication: Antiquity, vol. 99, no. 404, 354–374
Peer reviewed: Yes

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date assertion Strait of Gibraltar interaction frame — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides a securely excavated northwest African sequence.
date assertion Phoenician-associated and indigenous interaction network — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides a nearby indigenous settlement sequence with strong local continuity.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, architecture, farming and phases
Provides the excavation evidence and chronology.
date assertion Kach Kouch — date assertion
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, phases and material evidence
Provides the excavation sequence and local-agency interpretation.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, architecture, farming and phases
Provides the excavation evidence and chronology.
property Early colonial-contact phase
Evidence confidence: high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides a local-agency comparison in the Strait zone.
claim The Iberian evidence between 1600 and 800 BCE does not support one synchronous peninsula-wide collapse.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides adjacent continuity through wider change.
entity Strait of Gibraltar interaction frame
Evidence confidence: high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides a securely excavated northwest African sequence.
entity Phoenician-associated and indigenous interaction network
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · contextualizes · pp. 354–374
Provides a nearby indigenous settlement sequence with strong local continuity.
property Local agency in interaction
Evidence confidence: high
supports · proposes interpretation · pp. 354–374
Emphasizes local settlement and farming trajectories.
entity Kach Kouch
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, phases and material evidence
Provides the excavation sequence and local-agency interpretation.
property Continuity or adaptation evidence
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a long local settlement sequence.
event Local and Phoenician-associated interaction around the Strait of Gibraltar
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
event Stable settlement, farming and material change at Kach Kouch
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, architecture, farming and phases
Provides the excavation evidence and chronology.
date assertion Local and Phoenician-associated interaction around the Strait of Gibraltar — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides a locally grounded northwest African sequence and material comparisons.
date assertion Stable settlement, farming and material change at Kach Kouch — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374, architecture, farming and phases
Provides the excavation evidence and chronology.
relationship Kach Kouch — provides cross strait context for — Strait of Gibraltar interaction frame
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 354–374
Provides the sequence.
relationship Local-agency model for early colonial interaction — hypothesis about — Local and Phoenician-associated interaction around the Strait of Gibraltar
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · pp. 354–374
Provides local continuity.
causal hypothesis Local-agency model for early colonial interaction
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · pp. 354–374
Provides local continuity across the contact horizon.
claim Kach Kouch is best represented as a local northwest African settlement, not a Phoenician or Iberian colony.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · pp. 354–374
Provides the excavation sequence and interpretation.
claim Early Phoenician-associated contact in the far west involved active indigenous communities rather than passive replacement.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · pp. 354–374
Provides a strong local-agency sequence across the Strait.
property assignment Kach Kouch — has evidence property — Local agency in interaction
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 354–374
External contacts did not replace local architecture, farming and material choices.
property assignment Kach Kouch — has evidence property — Continuity or adaptation evidence
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 354–374
Continuity and adaptation are visible alongside material change.
property assignment Phoenician-associated and indigenous interaction network — has evidence property — Local agency in interaction
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 354–374
Imported goods and residents entered pre-existing local landscapes.
geography assertion Strait of Gibraltar interaction frame — geography assertion
supports · supports distribution · pp. 354–374, regional map and contact discussion
Provides the northwest African anchor.