Adrar Bous

Adrar Bous
Adrar Bous
	Adrar Bous in the modern day.
Highest point
Elevation	1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Coordinates	20°22′15″N 9°01′30″E / 20.370833°N 9.025°E
Geography
	Adrar Bous Location of Adrar Bous
Location	Ténéré Desert, Niger
Parent range	Aïr Mountains

Adrar Bous is a massif in the Aïr Mountains on the western edge of the Ténéré Desert, Niger. Archaeological research at Adrar Bous, conducted by J. Desmond Clark, has produced finds spanning the Late Acheulean (1.76 – 0.13 Ma) through the Neolithic (11,950 – 6,450 BP). The massif contains a number of sites where microlithic tools are present, along with faunal and human remains. Most notable are extensive remains of ritualized feasting by specialized Tenerian cattle pastoralists.^[1] Its name is written in the Tamasheq language.^[2] The massif itself has been dated to be about 487 million years old.^[3]

^ Clark, J. Desmond; Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane (2008). Adrar Bous: archaeology of a central Saharan granitic ring complex in Niger. Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren.
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^ Husch, Jonathan M.; Moreau, Christian (1982-10-01). "Geology and major element geochemistry of anorthositic rocks associated with paleozoic hypabyssal ring complexes, air massif, Niger, West Africa". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 14 (1): 47–66. Bibcode:1982JVGR...14...47H. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(82)90042-7. ISSN 0377-0273.

[Clark_&_DGG-1] Clark, J. Desmond; Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane (2008). Adrar Bous: archaeology of a central Saharan granitic ring complex in Niger. Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren.

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[3] Husch, Jonathan M.; Moreau, Christian (1982-10-01). "Geology and major element geochemistry of anorthositic rocks associated with paleozoic hypabyssal ring complexes, air massif, Niger, West Africa". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 14 (1): 47–66. Bibcode:1982JVGR...14...47H. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(82)90042-7. ISSN 0377-0273.

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