Friday, January 31, 2014

Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Libyan and Algerian Sahara















1. Garamantian chariot pulled by two horses - Wadi Tashwinat valley, Acacus (Fezzan), southern Libya.

2. Ritual dance - Acacus (Fezzan), southern Libya.

3. Ox with lyre-shaped horns - Acacus (Fezzan), southern Libya.

4. Bovine couple with curved horns - Acacus (Fezzan), southern Libya.

5. Men, women and children with their cattle herd - Djebel El Aouénat.

6. Two masked hunters - Asadjan-oua-Mellen (Central Tassili, south-east Algeria).

7. Men and gazelles running - Tin Amrar.

8. Man with a feather headdress, a snake charmer, a man with a neolithic plow - Ta Tekrori.

9. Garamantian chariot surrounded by male and female figures - Tin Ouba Teka.

10. Cattle herd - Djebel El Aouénat.

11. Cattle herd - Ouan Bender.

12. A  herd of Hyppoitraginae (quaternary fauna) - Ouan Bender.

13. Scenes of everyday life of ancient Saharan populations - Oua Molin, Libya.

14. Conical construction with rooster, date palms and warriors armed with javelins. - Oua Molin, Libya.
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11 comments:

  1. JanasJanuary 31, 2014 at 9:59 AM

    Scans source: Attilio Gaudio - Fresques du Fezzan Libyen. Peintures rupestres préhistoriques du Sahara Algéro-Lybien. Mémento Thérapeutique Latéma (portfolio), 1960.

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  2. øשlqædaFebruary 1, 2014 at 12:01 AM

    beautiful

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  3. JanasFebruary 1, 2014 at 1:26 AM

    Thanks for the comment, dear Owl.

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  4. ledennFebruary 1, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Thanks so much. Really beautiful.

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  5. JanasFebruary 1, 2014 at 11:14 PM

    Welcome, Ledenn, I'm glad you like this post.

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  6. AlexFebruary 3, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    beautiful & interesting but hard to believe those are so well conserved... there have been stories of re-painted cave drawings... am I too suspicious??? anyway thanks for the post!

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  7. JanasFebruary 3, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    Welcome, Alex and thanks for the comment. These paintings are simply beautiful and have an inner strength, for me that's all that matters.

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  8. MiguelFebruary 4, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    THANKS : )

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  9. JanasFebruary 4, 2014 at 2:24 AM

    Welcome back, dear Miguel, I'm glad you like this post.

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  10. AworFebruary 20, 2014 at 12:20 AM

    Thank you very much !
    Beautiful indeed.

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  11. JanasFebruary 20, 2014 at 7:31 AM

    Welcome back, Cłeister. Thank you for the comment.

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