DOI issue:
Sudan
DOI article:Kuciewicz, Ewa: Rock art research in the fourth cataract region: preliminary report
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42092#0462
SHEMKHIYA
SUDAN
2005), with the exception of the
petroglyphs from Jebel el-Kitaba, which
have no known parallels. Rock art in the
region is proving to be of considerable
informative value for the study of early
societies in this part of Africa and the
opportunity for extending our knowledge is
justification enough for continuing
extensive prospection in the Fourth Cataract
region during the coming season.
Fig. 1. Jebel el-Kitaba. Characteristic scratches and incised lines (top left); Wadi el-Khineish.
Representation of a giraffe (top right) and camels (bottom) (Photo E. Kuciewicz)
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SUDAN
2005), with the exception of the
petroglyphs from Jebel el-Kitaba, which
have no known parallels. Rock art in the
region is proving to be of considerable
informative value for the study of early
societies in this part of Africa and the
opportunity for extending our knowledge is
justification enough for continuing
extensive prospection in the Fourth Cataract
region during the coming season.
Fig. 1. Jebel el-Kitaba. Characteristic scratches and incised lines (top left); Wadi el-Khineish.
Representation of a giraffe (top right) and camels (bottom) (Photo E. Kuciewicz)
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