Wadi Mathendous
Engraving of The Fighting Cats (Meercatze) at Wadi Mathendous
Engraving of giraffes at Wadi Mathendous
Engraving of elephant at Wadi Mathendous
Wadi Mathendous is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Mesak Settafet escarpment, located in the southwestern Fezzan region in Libya. It contains many petroglyphs of figures and objects, as well as other rock art. The chiseled animals include elephants, giraffes, aurochs and crocodiles, with the rock engravings dated to the Neolithic, around 8,000 years ago.
On postage stamps
The General Posts and Telecommunications Company of the Libyan government at the time, dedicated an issue of postage stamps to the rock engravings of Wadi Mathendous. The issue is made of five stamps and was released in 1978, January 1st (ref. Scott catalogue n.711-715 - Michel catalogue n.624-628).[1]
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References
External links
- Wideview.it - The ARCHAEOLOGICAL Sites of WADI MATHENDOUS
- Livius.org - Garamantes & Wadi Mathendous
- Biesinger.de - Felsgravuren im Wadi Mathendous und In Habeter
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