Amazmaz
| Amazmaz | |
|---|---|
 Gueltas of Amazmaz | |
  Location within Mauritania | |
| 19°43′00″N 13°26′00″W / 19.71667°N 13.43333°W / 19.71667; -13.43333 | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Location | Adrar plateau |
| Region | Adrar, Mauritania |
Amazmaz is an isolated elevation with steep slopes in the western part of the Adrar plateau in Mauritania, 400 km northeast of the capital Nouakchott.[1]
Rock paintings of the Amazmaz gueltas
At the foot of the hill there are the gueltas of Amazmaz, a chain of ponds, hidden among rocks and surrounded by rushes, but used for thousands of years, as evidenced by the rock paintings on the slopes bordering the waters.[2]
Gallery
Rock painting of a bovine
Rock painting of a bovine
Rock engraving of a bovine
References
- ↑ Geography of Amazmaz (retrieved 2020-03-15).
- ↑ Robert Vernet, Baouba Ould Mohamed Naffé: Dictionnaire archéologique de la Mauritanie. Université de Nouakchott, 2003.
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