Exquisite Neolithic rock painting of females apparently dancing, site of Jabbaren, Tassili N'Ajjer, South Algeria, Sahara desert.

Exquisite Neolithic rock painting of females apparently dancing, site of Jabbaren, Tassili N'Ajjer, South Algeria, Sahara desert. Stock Photo
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Marion Bull / Alamy Stock Photo

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2M42D9F

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25.8 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)

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3694 x 2440 px | 31.3 x 20.7 cm | 12.3 x 8.1 inches | 300dpi

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Tassili N'Ajjer, South Algerian Sahara desert, Algeria

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

The UNESCO site of the Tassili N'Ajjer depicts periods dating from the end of the last Ice Age when the Sahara was green.Shown here are Neolithic 'dancers' in headdress, or Fulani style hair also seen on Peulh people further south. Bovidian period c. 4500BCE-4000BCE painted on a rock surface at the site of Jabbaren.

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