{"title":"Rock Art and Archaeology – a Short Visit to Zolat el Hammad, Northern Sudan","authors":"F. Jesse","doi":"10.23858/apa58.2020.016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The striking sandstone formation of Zolat el Hammad is located in the southern Libyan Desert, about halfway between the Middle Wadi Howar and El Atrun. The place has been known for its numerous rock engravings for more than a hundred years. Wild and domesticated animals as well as few human figures are depicted. Cattle engravings largely dominate, followed by giraffes and ostriches. In 1997 the first paintings were discovered in a small rock shelter. Very schematic bovids are drawn in red and white colour. However, even though it is one of the most remarkable rock art sites in this part of the Sahara, Zolat el Hammad has never been intensely studied. Observations on rock art and archaeology made during a short stay in 2001 are the basis for presenting an account of the area with the aim of encouraging further research on it.","PeriodicalId":52408,"journal":{"name":"Archaeologia Polona","volume":"58 1","pages":"275-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Archaeologia Polona","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23858/apa58.2020.016","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Arts and Humanities","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The striking sandstone formation of Zolat el Hammad is located in the southern Libyan Desert, about halfway between the Middle Wadi Howar and El Atrun. The place has been known for its numerous rock engravings for more than a hundred years. Wild and domesticated animals as well as few human figures are depicted. Cattle engravings largely dominate, followed by giraffes and ostriches. In 1997 the first paintings were discovered in a small rock shelter. Very schematic bovids are drawn in red and white colour. However, even though it is one of the most remarkable rock art sites in this part of the Sahara, Zolat el Hammad has never been intensely studied. Observations on rock art and archaeology made during a short stay in 2001 are the basis for presenting an account of the area with the aim of encouraging further research on it.
Zolat el Hammad引人注目的砂岩地层位于利比亚沙漠南部，大约位于Wadi Howar中部和el Atrun之间。一百多年来，这个地方以其众多的岩石雕刻而闻名。描绘了野生动物和驯养动物，以及很少有人像。牛版画占主导地位，其次是长颈鹿和鸵鸟。1997年，第一批绘画作品在一个小型岩石避难所被发现。非常示意性的牛是用红色和白色绘制的。然而，尽管它是撒哈拉沙漠这一地区最引人注目的岩石艺术遗址之一，但Zolat el Hammad从未被深入研究过。2001年短暂停留期间对岩石艺术和考古的观察是介绍该地区的基础，目的是鼓励对其进行进一步研究。
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