Neolithic civilization (animal domestication and agriculture) developed in the Saharan and Mediterranean Maghreb perhaps as early as 11,000 BC or as late as between 6000 and 2000 BC.
nˌiːoʊlˈɪθɪk sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən ˈænɪməl dəmˌɛstɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ dɪvˈɛləpt ɪnðə sˈæhæɹən ænd mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən mˈæɡɹɛb pɚhˈæps æz ˈɜːli æz ɪlˈɛvən,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˌiːsˈiː ɔːɹ æz lˈeɪt æz bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd bˌiːsˈiː.