ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman

PhD student at INSAP, Morocco.
Specialized in Lithic technology during the MSA in North Africa.

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

Excited and deeply honored to share that I have been awarded the spring 2026 Research Grant from the Leakey Foundation as a PhD candidate. 🎉🎉

https://t.co/L140NRwhn3

[Chris Stringer @ChrisStringer65]

Essaouira’s Bizmoune Cave Yields New Clues to Early Humans https://t.co/0zpGZR9rUU

[DJELLAL Youssef @DjellalYoussef]

Together with @OthmanEchcherif , we’re combining typo-technological data with use-wear analysis of MSA lithics from Bizmoune Cave!
The results are truly fascinating, more to come soon! 🔬

[Meryem @BenerradiMeryem]

Sneak peek of #Hattab2 from last july 🇲🇦 I've definitely spent more months digging in this cave than any other one 😝

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|Septembre 2024|- Enjoying the late Aterian layers of Sector 9 in Grotte des Pigeons at Taforalt (NE Morocco).
@INSAP_Rabat @school_of_arch @NHM_London
📷 : @BenerradiMeryem

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|May 2024|- Back to the latest season at Contrebandiers cave (Central Morocco/Atlantic coast).

📸: @MoadRadimoad

[Eslem Ben Arous (@eslembenarous.bsky.social) @Eslembenarous]

I had great time sampling the Contrebandiers cave for ESR dating with the help of the amazing young moroccan researchers @Ismailziani3 @ziati_asmaa @HBelamrya @NoufelGhayati @MoadRadimoad and @OthmanEchcherif! Thanks folks for being always on top ! @INSAP_Rabat

[Meryem @BenerradiMeryem]

Exciting times at Sala Aïn Jenna #Chellah 2023! Proud to be part of the 100% Moroccan scientific team leading this project. My focus revolves around studying skeletal human remains from the Columbarium. 🌐🏛️ #moroccoarchaeology
Press video :
https://t.co/fcUqMpbjQZ

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|November-December 2023|- Back to Bizmoune cave (Central Western Morocco). One of the richest/oldest Aterian layers in North Africa. Amazing results so far.

[DJELLAL Youssef @DjellalYoussef]

Having an amazing time looking at the ESA lithics of Thomas I quarry, Morocco !

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|September 2023| Back for the second time to Grotte des Pigeons at Taforalt (NE Morocco). Very interesting results from the MSA/LSA transition layers in Sector 9.
@INSAP_Rabat @school_of_arch @NHM_London
📸: Moad Radi

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|May-June 2023| Back to the North of Morocco, this time at Hattab I cave (Tetouan, Northern Morocco).
*** A beautiful backed bladelet

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|April 2023| Archaological survey at Rehamna province (Ben Guerir, Central Morocco). A new research program showing interesting results so far.
*** A beautiful convergent side-scrapper on a triangular Levallois flake.

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

@JaredCarballo_ @BenerradiMeryem @DjellalYoussef @arevsumer @SelinaCarlhoff Thank you bro!

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|March 2023| Excavations at El hammar and El Hattab II caves (Chefchaouen/Tetouan, Northern Morocco). A new research program in collaboration between the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage (INSAP) and The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|February 26, 2023| Exploring flint sources at Aïn Beni Mathar (Jerrada, NE Morocco)

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|February 25 ,2023| Exploring interesting raw material sources at Moulouya river and Bni Snassen mountains (NE Morocco)

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|February 24 ,2023| Visiting Rhafas cave & region (Oujda- NE Morocco), a very interesting context of the MSA, LSA and Neolithic.

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|October 2022|- Excavating at Contrebandiers cave (Central Morocco / Atlantic coast). A very interesting Aterian level!

[ECHCHERIF BAAMRANI Othman @OthmanEchcherif]

|November 2022|- I'm excited to share my most recent experience at Bizmoune cave (Central Western Morocco). It was a wonderful delight to excavate the site that delivered the lithic assemblages I analyzed during my BA, MA and currently for my PhD.