The depictions are found in the Ennedi Plateau in the north-eastern
corner of Chad, a mountainous region on the southern edge of the Sahara
Desert, full of huge outcrops and boulders, many of them covered with
engravings and paintings dated from 5000 BC onwards. Although rock art
in the Ennedi Plateau has a great variety of styles and depictions,
probably the best known images in the area are the Niola Doa engravings:
several groups of large figures (probably women), richly decorated,
with one arm stretched downwards and the other bent upwards, usually
resting sticks on their shoulders.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Changing faces: revealing ancient alterations in Saharan rock art
The depictions are found in the Ennedi Plateau in the north-eastern
corner of Chad, a mountainous region on the southern edge of the Sahara
Desert, full of huge outcrops and boulders, many of them covered with
engravings and paintings dated from 5000 BC onwards. Although rock art
in the Ennedi Plateau has a great variety of styles and depictions,
probably the best known images in the area are the Niola Doa engravings:
several groups of large figures (probably women), richly decorated,
with one arm stretched downwards and the other bent upwards, usually
resting sticks on their shoulders.
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