Dr Hamza Benattia

Dr Hamza Benattia is an archaeologist specialising in the long-term socioeconomic and cultural transformations of Mediterranean Africa from the Final Neolithic to the onset of the Iron Age (ca. 3800–500 BC). His research focuses on local communities, mobility, environmental adaptation and wider trans-regional connections linking the Sahara, Atlantic and Mediterranean. 

He has directed two multi-season field projects in northwest Africa, the Tahadart Archaeological Project and the Kach Kouch Archaeological Project, which have produced new evidence for settlement, ritual landscapes and regional interaction during later prehistory. He has also collaborated on research across Spain, Italy, Tunisia and Morocco, contributing to international teams investigating early farming societies and long-distance connectivity. His work has been published in leading journals, and he engages regularly with wider audiences through contributions to public-facing platforms and international media.