Mobility and kinship in the prehistoric Sahara: Strontium isotope analysis of Holocene human skeletons from the Acacus Mts. (southwestern Libya)

The change in mobility patterns with the onset of the desert is investigated through strontium isotope analysis of Holocene human skeletons from prehistorically burials in Fezzes in southwestern Libya with the aim of characterizing ancient groups' adaptations during progressive desertification. It is evident that the transformation in the economy of prehistoric groups correlated with a shift in mobility and kinship systems and the onset of the desert would have changed not only the way people approached local resources but also they way they perceived and organized themselves.