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Rock Art in Somalia

Africa · 1 site

Somalia holds 1 documented rock art site in this atlas. The oldest, Laas Geel, dates back ~9,000–11,000 yrs. 1 welcomes visitors today.

Prehistoric cave art at Laas Geel© Abdullah Geelah · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictured: Laas Geel

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Laas Geel Discovered in 2002 by a French archaeological team, Laas Geel contains some of the best-preserved and most vivid prehistoric cave paintings in Africa.

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