Round Head period
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The Round Head period is an early phase of Saharan rock art, characterized by large, stylized human figures with round, featureless heads, found prominently in Algeria’s Tassili n’Ajjer plateau.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture phase
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prehistoric rock art period ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
anthropomorphic figures
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floating or weightless postures ⓘ large stylized human figures ⓘ polychrome paintings ⓘ ritual and ceremonial scenes ⓘ round featureless heads ⓘ |
| depicts |
dance or trance scenes
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human figures ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ masked figures ⓘ possible spirit beings ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pastoral period of Saharan rock art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Tassili n’Ajjer World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
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cave walls ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEndTime | c. 6000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartTime | c. 9000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
pictographs
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rock paintings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | early Holocene hunter-gatherers of the Sahara ⓘ |
| hasDatingMethod |
association with archaeological deposits
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relative stylistic dating ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
ancestor worship hypothesis
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religious symbolism hypothesis ⓘ shamanistic rituals hypothesis ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Tassili n’Ajjer plateau
NERFINISHED
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central Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Algeria ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Jabbaren (Tassili n’Ajjer)
NERFINISHED
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Sefar (Tassili n’Ajjer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Saharan archaeology
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rock art studies ⓘ |
| hasStyleFeature |
disproportionately large heads
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elongated bodies ⓘ lack of clear ground line ⓘ schematic limbs ⓘ small or absent facial features ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Early Holocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Pastoral rock art styles in the Sahara ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | central Saharan highlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Saharan rock art tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early hunter-gatherer engravings in the Sahara ⓘ |
| usesPigment |
black pigment
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red ochre ⓘ white pigment ⓘ yellow pigment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tassili n’Ajjer