Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer: Prehistoric Rock Art, Sandstone Forests, and Saharan Paleoclimates

An authoritative geological and archaeological study of Tassili n'Ajjer in southeastern Algeria, examining Paleozoic sandstone erosion, stone forests and the Tamrit labyrinth, over 15,000 prehistoric rock paintings spanning the Round Head and Bovidian pastoral horizons, the Green Sahara paleoclimate and relict tarout cypress groves, and Tuareg conservation stewardship within the national park.

The Kasbah of Algiers: Ottoman Citadels, Stepped Medina Streets, and Revolutionary Sanctuaries

An authoritative architectural and historical study of the Kasbah of Algiers, examining steep hillside urbanism, overhanging corbelled townhouses, subterranean vaults, sixteenth-century palatial architecture at Dar Aziza and Palais des Rais (Bastion 23), Ketchaoua Mosque and Moorish sanctuaries, and the historic 1957 Battle of Algiers sanctuary.

Timgad: Roman Centuriation, the Arch of Trajan, and Classical Urbanism in Numidia

An authoritative architectural and archaeological study of Timgad (Thamugadi), analyzing Emperor Trajan's veteran colonia foundations, rigid orthogonal grid planning along the cardo and decumanus maximus, the monumental three-bay Arch of Trajan, the 3,500-seat semicircular theater, Capitoline temple, public library, and desert sand preservation in the Aures foothills.

Constantine: Gorges, Ottoman Palaces, and Historic Suspension Bridges

An authoritative architectural and civil engineering monograph exploring Constantine (ancient Cirta), analyzing the Rhumel Gorge canyon topography, Ferdinand Arnodin's 1912 Sidi M'Cid suspension bridge, the colossal masonry arches of the Sidi Rached viaduct, the Ottoman courtyards and polychrome tilework of Palais d'Ahmed Bey, and the ancient Roman foundations of Pont El Kantara.

An authoritative cultural, historical, and anthropological investigation into Yennayer, the Amazigh agrarian New Year observed across Algeria on January 12th, examining its historical ties to the accession of King Shoshenq I, culinary rituals centered on seven-ingredient couscous and irkemen, the renewal of domestic hearths, and its 2017 elevation to an official national public holiday.

An authoritative ethno-historical and anthropological investigation into the Sbiba festival of the Djanet oasis in southeastern Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer, examining the ancestral peace pact between El Mihane and Azellouaz, Kel Ajjer warrior regalia with takumbawt headdresses and takouba swords, women's polyphonic ganga drumming, and its 2014 inscription on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

An authoritative agricultural and ethnographic investigation into the annual date harvest moussem in the Saharan oasis of Taghit in southwestern Algeria's Saoura valley, examining the cultivation of prized Feggous and Hmira date varieties beneath the Grand Erg Occidental, Sufi blessings and waqda tithes at the zawiya of Sidi Bouziane, traditional baroud powder-play equestrian cavalcades, and sustainable oasis tourism.

An authoritative ethnographic and environmental study of Tuareg nomadic pastoralism across the Ahaggar and Tassili n'Ajjer plateaus of southern Algeria, exploring seasonal transhumance routes, dromedary breeding, perennial mountain gueltas, leather ehan tent architecture, matrilineal social structures, and contemporary cultural preservation.