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== Saharan Tifinagh ==
Andries (2004) identifies an additional phase of evolution called "Saharan Tifinagh" ({{lang|fr|tifinaghe saharien}}). He reports that this variety is also known as Libyco-Berber ({{lang|fr|libyco-berbère}}) or Old Tuareg ({{lang|fr|touareg ancien}}); this would put into doubt the use of the term "Libyco-Berber" in the section above.<ref name=:0/>

This phase shows some new letters relative to Libyc, most notably a vertical line to denote the final vowel /a/. It was used to write Old Tuareg, but is not well-understood. The youngest inscriptions in this scheme are probably around 200 years old.<ref name=:0/>

Early uses of Tifinagh have been found on [[rock art]] and in various [[sepulchres]]. Among these are the 1,500 year old [[Tin Hinan Tomb|monumental tomb]] of the Tuareg matriarch [[Tin Hinan]], where vestiges of a Tifinagh inscription have been found on one of its walls.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Briggs|first1=L. Cabot|title=A Review of the Physical Anthropology of the Sahara and Its Prehistoric Implications|journal=Man|date=February 1957|volume=56|pages=20–23|doi=10.2307/2793877|jstor=2793877}}</ref>