Researchers in Morocco have unearthed the remains of the earliest known farming society in northwest Africa, dating back to the Final Neolithic period, around 3400-2900 BC. It is the earliest and largest agricultural complex yet found in Africa outside of the Nile region, and shares features with similarly aged sites in Iberia. This study, published in Antiquity, reveals for the first time the importance of the Maghreb (northwest Africa) in the emergence of complex societies in the wider Mediterranean. Spectacular Gold Treasures of Ancient Africa Revealed 300,000-Year-Old Remains Place Oldest Homo Sapiens in Morocco Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsAncient PlacesAfricaRead Later