Biagetti, StefanoAlcaina-Mateos, JonasCrema, Enrico R.2023-11-202023-11-202016Biagetti S, Alcaina-Mateos J, Crema ER. A matter of ephemerality: the study of Kel Tadrart Tuareg (southwest Libya) campsites via quantitative spatial analysis. Ecology and Society. 2016;21(1):42. DOI: 10.5751/ES-08202-2101421708-3087http://hdl.handle.net/10230/58301We examined the settlement structure from the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, a small pastoral society from southwest Libya. Our objective was to apply spatial analysis to establish the statistical significance of specific patterns in the settlement layout. In particular, we examined whether there is a separation between domestic and livestock spaces, and whether particular residential features dedicated to guests are spatially isolated. We used both established statistical techniques and newly developed bespoke analyses to test our hypotheses, and then discuss the results in the light of possible applications to other case studies.application/pdfengEcology and Society is now licensing all its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08202-210142CampsitesKel Tadrart TuaregSettlement layoutSpatial analysisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess