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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Old Doctore: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [qb] ^^See [URL=http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=004323;p=1#000000]this thread[/URL] and the information/links cited therein. Neither do I rule out a substantial Toubou presence among the Garamante population either. It doesn't have to be an either/or situation (even though intra-population ethnic differences may sometimes lead to social stratification). [QUOTE]Tuaregs are relatively recent to the region (Western Sudan). Being the descendants of Berber speaking southern Moroccans that migrated south and southwest.[/QUOTE]Even disregarding the evidence in the above link, the Tarikhs place the Kel Tamasheq in Timbuktu as early as the 10th century so I'm not sure what you mean by "relatively recent"? Do you have any more information (texts, references, etc) about their being derived from Morocco? [QUOTE]Tuaregs are also only found along the Algerian border of Libya.[/QUOTE]The Tuareg have always been movers and shakers, so granted that this is true, I'm not sure it's of any consequence. [/qb][/QUOTE]The Garamantian complex is estimated to be roughly 2,500 years old, The southwards migrations of Berber speakers from southern Morocco into the Western Sudan, i.e. the Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali etc, took place in the 3rd Century A.D. So therefore the link between the contemporary Tuareg and the Garamantes is practically impossible if you take the above into consideration. In addition, the Toubou and other settled Nilo-Saharan groups in the region have a history of state-building, i.e. Agisymba, Kanem, Kanem Bornu etc, that the Tuareg largely lack. Also the Libyan Fezzan and southern Libya is associated with the ancient Central Saharan population (likely Nilo-Saharan speaking imo) that bioculurally contributed to the Nile Valley Complex, i.e. the "Black Mummy". Thanks for the link, I'll take a look. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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