Finally, the timeframe between 800 and 600 BCE reveals the inhabitants of Kach Kouch in modern-day Morocco as adaptable and receptive to innovation. Several new technologies and cultural elements were introduced, notably from regions outside the area, such as the eastern Mediterranean. These included stone architecture, iron tools, and wheel-thrown pottery. Crucially, this technological advancement reflects a complex and sophisticated trade network in which the Maghreb actively participated.
Maghreb was a center for human occupation
The Kach Kouch site provides the first well-documented evidence of “continuous settlement in the Maghreb,” offering a significantly different narrative of a region in Morocco that was anything but empty. “It shows the history of dynamic local communities that were far from isolated,” concluded Benattia.