In this desolated area we found beautiful rock art
The vertical wall provided an irresistible canvas for Neolithic artists
The Neolithic people just painted, actually carved, what they saw
Giraffes, so realistic that you almost want to pet them
Our guide Idris is trying to decipher some symbols on the wall
Saharan life 7000 years ago, must have looked something like this
Rural life, peasants and their livestock with intriguing inscription right below
Art of the Neolithic Rembrandt, still beautiful after 7 millennia
A scene of wild animals, attacking villagers, we will probably never know
Standing on this ridge, in one direction we had a view on our cars ...
... in the other direction on this magnificent piece of rock art ...
... this piece of rock art is probably the biggest in the Aïr mountains
On this crumbling rock, we found other examples of beautiful rock art
Erosion took a high toll, but you can still see rock art if you look carefully
The giraffe on this rock looks still very realistic