DAKHLEH OASIS PROJECT PETROGLYPH UNIT ROCK ART RESEARCH, 2008
DAKHLEH OASIS PROJECT PETROGLYPH UNIT ROCK ART RESEARCH, 2008
Author(s): Ewa Kuciewicz, Michał KobusiewiczSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Dakhleh Oasis; Painted Wadi; Taneida; petroglyphs; prehistoric; Dynastic; Islamic; giraffes; elephant
Summary/Abstract: Continued surveying of the ‘Painted Wadi’ for rock art by the Petroglyph Unit brought the total of recorded and documented sites to 60, con rming the overall pattern of occurrence observed in previous seasons. An elephant image was recorded, among others, only the second engraving of this animal known from the oasis. A new area selected for the survey southwest of Taneida proved rich in rock art, but almost completely devoid of prehistoric petroglyphs.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: XX
- Page Range: 237-244
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English