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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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<< Text Pages >> Wadi Saura Cave - Rock Art in Egypt in Nubia

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Rock ArtSite Name: Wadi Saura Cave Alternative Name: Grotte des Nageurs, Wadi Sora
Country: Egypt Region: Nubia Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Kufra Oasis (Libya)
Latitude: 23.594720N  Longitude: 25.233500E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Nubia

Neolithic cave paintings in the western Gilf Kebir mountains of the western desert of Egypt, near the Libyan border. The "cave of the swimmers" is the most famous. There are more in the area. The find proved that once, before approximately 3500 BCE, the Sahara was fertile.
Dicovered by the legendary Hungarian Count Ladislaus E. Almassy, also know as the English Patient from the movie, who explored and mapped the western desert between WWI and WWII.

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 428.8km ENE 57° Deir el-Hagar Temple Ancient Temple
 477.1km NNE 30° Farafra Oasis* Rock Art
 575.0km ENE 68° Umm El-Mawagir Ancient Village or Settlement
 575.3km E 101° Nabta Playa* Stone Circle
 621.3km ESE 122° Sedeinga* Pyramid / Mastaba
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 641.9km NNE 34° Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs* Rock Cut Tomb
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 712.6km NE 56° Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh Tomb Rock Cut Tomb
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 723.2km ENE 64° Sanakht's Mastaba Pyramid / Mastaba
 724.2km ENE 64° Djoser Netjerikhef Mastaba Pyramid / Mastaba
 724.7km E 96° Tomb of Penout* Rock Cut Tomb
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