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Arched Doorway, Zanzibar Arched Doorway, Zanzibar
African Rock Art African Rock Art
Mbari Mbayo Club, Nigeria Mbari Mbayo Club, Nigeria

African Rock Art

African Rock Art
Rock art in the Sahara was created as long ago as 6000 bc. This scene, painted in the Tassili region of Algeria between 2000 and 1000 bc, shows men herding cattle, with women and children near circular shapes that may indicate huts.
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY
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Africa; Exploration, Geographic; African Art and Architecture
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