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Jose Barrios Garca describes some of the findings of his doctoral dissertation on the mathematical and astronomical practices of 14th- and 15th-century Guanches and Canarians.
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Center for Archaeoastronomy: A&E News Archive Tenerife were inhabited by Berber populations, called Canarians and Guanches. They presumably came from the nearby continent on different occasions between the first millennium BC and the first millennium AD. These populations remained relatively isolated until the European rediscovery of...News, discussion forums, electronic postcards. In French, English, and Tamazight.
http://www.mondeberbere.com/
Portal dedicated to the Kabyle mountains and Amazigh culture. News and opinions, history, French-Kabyle dictionary.
http://www.kabyle.com/
News items in English and French, art, history.
http://www.amazigh-voice.com/
Discussion list for those interested in promoting and preserving the Amazigh culture and Tamazight language.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amazigh-net/
Article distinguishes between ancestry and identity. In terms of race, Berbers are a clear majority in North Africa. In terms of identity, people who claim to be Berbers are a substantial minority.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/berbers.htm
Information on the Amazigh people, their language, and culture.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=194215
Statistics on where the most Tamazight-speaking people are geographically. Depiction of two flags, and description of a third.
http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/berber.html
This site is designed by a group of dedicated Libyans for the promotion and preservation of Libya's identity; historically, culturally, and politically. Amazigh activist web site.
http://www.libyamazigh.org/
Fred Schoenahl and Andy Whittington describe the culture and history of these desert nomads of Mali and Niger, including the resistance of the Saharan Amazigh to different occupations [French/English].
http://tuaregs.online.fr/
This chapter by Amar Almasude in the book "Revitalizing Indigenous Languages" describes how new technologies have not only enhanced communication but also strengthened cultural identity among the Amazigh people.
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/RIL_10.html
Information on the Amazigh people and the Tamazight language. In English and Basque.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9860/tamaz.html