Later Stone Age West Africa

The Ravin Blanc X archaeological site (25 m²), discovered in 2017 in the Falémé Valley in eastern Senegal, is one of the few sites in West Africa dating to the early Holocene. Credit: © UNIGE-ARCAN

An Outstanding Discovery Sheds Light on African Prehistory: 9,000-Year-Old Workshop Unearthed in Senegal

9 September 2025

Senegal’s Falémé Valley has revealed one of West Africa’s best-preserved prehistoric sites, offering unprecedented insight into the last hunter-gatherers of...

An Outstanding Discovery Sheds Light on African Prehistory: 9,000-Year-Old Workshop Unearthed in Senegal

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