Cave Tadrart-Akakus, Libya
From series “Famous Stables of Ancient People”
In the Cave Tadrart-Akakus, Sahara Desert, Lybia, were also found traces from the petroglyphic drawings and pictures. That claims that thousand years ago the territory of the present dessert had some water reservoirs and was suitable for living. The oldest drawings were made about 12 000 years ago. They were found in the caves from these mountain ranges. There were depicted crocodiles, giraffes, rhinos. There was time when the area near the mountain range was full of plants, trees and bushes.
Within the time these places were absorbed with the dessert. The scientists suppose that the last people tribes left these places in 100 AD. All tourists who come here can’t forget these landscapes for a long period time. In the Tadrart-Akakus area you can see not only the ancient caves with the petroglyphs but also the picturesque sand dunes and rocky arches. Once this desert area was full of water. There were several strong rivers, they had left their traces. Now we can see their corridors on the ground.
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