Thesis
French
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Abstract
Kharga oasis is located in the heart of the eastern Sahara. In this region, human occupation is linked to a limiting factor: water, whom former presence is attested by geomorphological forms as playas and artesian fossil springs. The data studied here were gathered in the course of 10 years of fieldwork during the Douch archaeological mission (IFAO). A systematic survey permitted to draw the archaeological map of this area and revealed 84 sites including 359 clusters attributed to Holocene Prehistory. The archaeological material coming from stratigraphic excavations, tests and collections serve as a basis for our work. The analyse is guided by several lines of thought. Establishing the archaeological sequence thanks to lithic industries and radiocarbon dating is the first step. It is then possible to understand the relationship between landscape, environment and human occupation’s strategies. This approach allows us to question the place of Kharga at a regional scale during times of technologic, economic and climatic change.