I was introduced to West African archaeology through my involvement in the analysis of the beautiful rockshelter paintings of the Tassili-N-Ajjer. These elaborate panels depicting pastoral life provide a window into mid-Holocene societies of the central Sahara Desert. I maintain an active research interest in pastoral ideology.

Relevant publications:

Holl, Augustin and Stephen Dueppen
1999        Iheren I: Research on Tassilian pastoral iconography. Sahara 11: 21-34.