Mustapha Salem

TL;DR: In this paper, Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) was applied to key lacustrine deposits within the Fazzan Basin in an attempt to provide an internally consistent chronology for this humidity record.

TL;DR: A chronology for the development of Lake Megafazzan, a giant lake that has periodically existed in the Fazzan Basin since the late Miocene is presented in this paper.

TL;DR: The Desert Migrations Project as mentioned in this paper is a new interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional collaborative project between the Society for Libyan Studies and the Department of Antiquities to address the theme of migration in the broadest sense, encompassing the movement of people, ideas/knowledge and material culture into and out of Fazzan.

TL;DR: The palaeo-anthropological and geomorphological sub-projects of the Desert Migrations Project (DMP) focus on the Pleistocene and early Holocene environment and prehistory of Fazzan so as to assess the timing and extent of hominin and human movement across the Sahara through time as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The first fieldwork season conducted geomorphological and palaeoenviromental surveys in as yet unexplored parts of the Lake Megafazzan Basin, as well as continuing research in the Wadi al-Hayat and Ubari Sand Sea.