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Rock Art in Algeria

Africa · 1 site · ✦ 1 UNESCO

Algeria holds 1 documented rock art site in this atlas. The oldest, Tassili n'Ajjer, dates back ~10,000 yrs. 1 is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 1 welcomes visitors today.

Prehistoric cave art at Tassili n'Ajjer© Unrecorded artist · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pictured: Tassili n'Ajjer

Sites

Tassili n'Ajjer A vast plateau in the central Sahara containing one of the world's most important collections of prehistoric art — over 15,000 petroglyphs and cave paintings.

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