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=== Northwestern Africa === The neolithization of [[Maghreb|Northwestern Africa]] was initiated by [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]], [[Levant]]ine (and perhaps [[Sicily|Sicilian]]) migrants around 5500–5300 BC.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Simões |first1=Luciana G. |last2=Günther |first2=Torsten |last3=Martínez-Sánchez |first3=Rafael M. |last4=Vera-Rodríguez |first4=Juan Carlos |last5=Iriarte |first5=Eneko |last6=Rodríguez-Varela |first6=Ricardo |last7=Bokbot |first7=Youssef |last8=Valdiosera |first8=Cristina |last9=Jakobsson |first9=Mattias |date=7 June 2023 |title=Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and Levant |journal=Nature |volume=618 |issue=7965 |language=en |pages=550–556 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06166-6 |pmid=37286608 |issn=1476-4687|pmc=10266975 |bibcode=2023Natur.618..550S }}</ref> During the Early Neolithic period, farming was introduced by Europeans and was subsequently adopted by the locals.<ref name=":1" /> During the Middle Neolithic period, an influx of ancestry from the Levant appeared in Northwestern Africa, coinciding with the arrival of [[pastoralism]] in the region.<ref name=":1" /> The earliest evidence for pottery, domestic cereals and [[animal husbandry]] is found in Morocco, specifically at [[Kaf El Ghar|Kaf el-Ghar]].<ref name=":1" />
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