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Rock ArtSite Name: Farafra Oasis Alternative Name: Wadi El Obeiyid Cave, Boat ArchCountry: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Village: Oasr Farafra
Latitude: 27.310000N Longitude: 27.610000E
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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The rock art sites include those in the Wadi El Obeiyid cave and the recently discovered 'Boat Arch.'
A cave above Wadi El Obeiyid has rock art of animals, a lion "footprint motif," and tracings of human handprints. Charcoal indicated occupation of the cave to 7000 BP, but the rock art itself is difficult to date.
Rock art in the Boat Arch includes figures of boats, a giraffe and hand prints.
Researcher Fekri Hassan believes the art co-incides with the geologic onset of hyper arid climate in the Sahara, leading to the concentration of population to the Nile Valley.
Note: The location is general and does not refer to any one rock art site.
Note: Tourist's find shows Africa 'influenced' ancient Egyptian art. See comment.
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