Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
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Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed desert region in southwestern Libya renowned for its thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and carvings that document over 12,000 years of human history and environmental change.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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archaeological site → cultural landscape → rock art site → |
| continent |
Africa
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|
| country |
Libya
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| criteria |
(iii)
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(v) → |
| depicts |
domesticated animals
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human figures → hunting scenes → pastoral scenes → prehistoric fauna → |
| features |
canyons
→
isolated massifs → rocky outcrops → sand dunes → |
| heritageType |
cultural
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|
| inscribedOn |
UNESCO World Heritage List
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| inscriptionYear |
1985
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| knownFor |
petroglyphs
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pictographs → prehistoric rock paintings → rock engravings → |
| landscapeType |
desert
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| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
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Tadrart Acacus mountain range → southwestern Libya → |
| nearestMajorTown |
Ghat
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| numberOfRockArtSites |
thousands
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|
| partOf |
Fezzan region
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|
| periodCovered |
Early Holocene
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Garamantian period → historic period → pastoral period → |
| represents |
environmental change
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human history → |
| shows |
development of pastoralism
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early caravan routes → evolution of subsistence strategies → transition from humid to arid climate → |
| threatenedBy |
looting
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oil exploration activities → unregulated tourism → vandalism → |
| timeDepth |
over 12,000 years
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|
| UNESCORegion |
Arab States
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|
| UNESCOSiteId |
287
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| UNESCOStateOfConservation |
in danger of irreversible damage
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Libya
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hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |