EGYPTIAN´S ANCESTORS ?
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF WADI MATHENDOUS IN THE SAHARA
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(Petroglyphs - Rock engravings)
One excursion in the heart of the Sahara requires a
trekking inside the bed of an ancient dried river, where beautiful
archaeological findings (including rock paintings and carving) dated about 8000
years ago (neolithic period) were discovered.
We have to drive from the sand dunes of Murzuk, to the archaeological site of Wadi
Mathendous.
The archaeologial site is located into a bed of a dried
river, in the middle of a desolate flat of black stones. We have to trek inside
the canyon for about 5 kilometers.
The
archaeological site is located inside the canyon for about 5 kilometers.
The graffities (Petroglyphs - Rock
engravings),representing giraffes, elephants, hippos
and egyptian cats with big ears even giant cats.
The style of these cats (among other data) may indicate
that this place was populated by egyptian's ancestors, who migrated towards
east, in today's Egypt at Nile coast.
The change of climate caused losing its humidity
condition and turned desert and dry .
This provoked the migration of people to a most favorable
zone . The Nile River
Gian Cats
Hippos
Cats with big ears
Giraffes
Sources : - http://www.travel-tour-guide.com/
- http://www.britishmuseum.org/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/
