The Amazigh: Scenes Remade
A ten‑minute visual tour of the archaeological and literary sources that shape the gallery’s reconstructions of Amazigh life.
Chapters
- 0:07 Origins in Classical Texts
- 1:16 Material Culture in Antiquity
- 3:55 Living Traditions
- 4:46 Interpretations and Legacy
On-screen text
- 0:07 Origins in Classical Texts
- 0:14 Origins in Classical Texts
- 0:31 Herodotus on Libyan nomads Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 4.180
- 0:49 Pliny names the Mauri Historical record · Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.13
- 1:07 Strabo on the Mauri Historical record · Strabo, Geography 4.3
- 1:16 Material Culture in Antiquity
- 1:23 Material Culture in Antiquity
- 1:40 Germa inscription names king Historical record · Libyco‑Berber inscription, Germa (Libya), 2nd century CE
- 1:58 Bronze Libyan woman statue Historical record · Bronze statue of a Libyan woman, Museum of Antiquities of Carthage, 2nd century BCE
- 2:16 Mosaic of Amazigh market Historical record · Roman mosaic, Volubilis (Morocco), 2nd century CE
- 2:34 Aghram Nadharif inscription Historical record · Tifinagh inscription, Aghram Nadharif (Niger), 3rd century CE
- 2:52 Mogador royal decree Historical record · Mogador (Essaouira) inscription, Kingdom of Mauretania, 1st century BCE
- 3:10 Massinissa’s cavalry reliefs Historical record · Funerary reliefs, Tomb of Massinissa, Cirta (Constantine, Algeria), 2nd century BCE
- 3:28 Juba II coin with lion Historical record · Coins of King Juba II, Mauretania, 1st century CE
- 3:46 Libyan horseman stela Historical record · Carthaginian stela of a Libyan horseman, British Museum, 3rd century BCE
- 3:55 Living Traditions
- 4:02 Living Traditions
- 4:19 Myth of Tifinagh’s gift Tradition / scripture · Amazigh oral tradition, myth of the founding of Tifinagh
- 4:37 Tadrart Acacus rock art The Institute's interpretation · Rock‑art study, Tadrart Acacus, Libya, 2020
- 4:46 Interpretations and Legacy
- 5:09 Libyco‑Berber inscriptions show early Amazigh organization
- 5:17 Rock paintings (5,000–3,000 BCE) show headscarved pastoralists
Sources
Historical record: Herodotus, Histories 4.180 · Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.13 · Strabo, Geography 4.3 · Libyco‑Berber inscription, Germa (Libya), 2nd century CE · Bronze statue of a Libyan woman, Museum of Antiquities of Carthage, 2nd century BCE · Roman mosaic, Volubilis (Morocco), 2nd century CE · Tifinagh inscription, Aghram Nadharif (Niger), 3rd century CE · Mogador (Essaouira) inscription, Kingdom of Mauretania, 1st century BCE · Funerary reliefs, Tomb of Massinissa, Cirta (Constantine, Algeria), 2nd century BCE · Coins of King Juba II, Mauretania, 1st century CE · Carthaginian stela of a Libyan horseman, British Museum, 3rd century BCE
Tradition / scripture: Amazigh oral tradition, myth of the founding of Tifinagh
The Institute's interpretation: Rock‑art study, Tadrart Acacus, Libya, 2020
Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 110 s of CPU.