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Rock ArtSite Name: Tarhuna Rock ArtCountry: Libya
NOTE: This site is 65.769 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Tripoli Nearest Village: Tarhuna
Latitude: 32.455656N Longitude: 13.627454E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Libya
Series of 34 rock carvings at ground level representing 31 humans and, a rhinoceros, a dog and an indeterminate creature. These are thought to date to the "cattle" period between 5000 BCE and 2500 BCE.
Located on the left to side of the road leading to Ash Sharshārah on the hill. Exact location unknown.
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