The oldest traces of ceramic manufacturing in Morocco

Archaeological research conducted by a team of Moroccan and German archaeologists in the eastern Rif region has led to the discovery of ceramic vessels that are believed to be the oldest manufactured in Morocco. By relying on intense archaeological fieldwork and analyses using cutting-edge technologies, the team of scientists from the National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage (INSAP), the Ministry of Culture, and the Kommission für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen (KAAK) of the German Archaeological Institute, led by Abdeslam Mikdad (INSAP) and Josef Eiwanger (KAAK), has managed to date this pottery to around 9000 BC. This date is 2000 years older than the one that had been proposed until now for the shaping of the first ceramic vessels, not only in Morocco but in all the Maghreb countries.This discovery took place at the Hassi Ouenzga site, which is located in th…