Pastoral period

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archaeological culture phase of Saharan prehistory prehistoric period

The Pastoral period is a phase of Saharan prehistory marked by rock art depicting domesticated cattle and herding communities, reflecting a time when the region supported pastoralist societies in a greener climate.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture ⓘ phase of Saharan prehistory ⓘ prehistoric period ⓘ
artMotif	cattle with large lyre-shaped horns ⓘ family groups and social gatherings ⓘ herders leading cattle ⓘ huts and enclosures ⓘ milking scenes ⓘ
associatedWith	domestication of cattle in the Sahara ⓘ spread of Afro-Asiatic speaking pastoralists (hypothesized) ⓘ
associatedWithClimate	African Humid Period NERFINISHED ⓘ wetter climate than present ⓘ
characterizedBy	engraved rock art ⓘ rock art depicting domesticated cattle ⓘ rock art depicting herding scenes ⓘ rock art depicting pastoralist communities ⓘ rock art with polychrome paintings ⓘ
culturalPractice	mobile pastoralism ⓘ possible ritual use of cattle ⓘ seasonal movement of herds ⓘ use of cattle for milk ⓘ
environmentDuringPeriod	presence of lakes and rivers in the Sahara ⓘ savanna-like landscapes in the Sahara ⓘ
follows	Archaic period ⓘ Bubaline period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Cattle period ⓘ Pastoral Neolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidence	cattle bones at habitation sites ⓘ pastoralist campsites ⓘ rock shelters with pastoral art ⓘ
hasEndTime	c. 3000 BCE ⓘ
hasKeySite	Acacus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Ennedi Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Messak Settafet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tassili n’Ajjer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainEconomicActivity	cattle herding ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep and goat herding ⓘ
hasMainRegion	Central Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartTime	c. 7000 BCE ⓘ
influencesResearchOn	Holocene climate change in the Sahara ⓘ origins of pastoralism in Africa ⓘ
precedes	Camel period ⓘ Horse period ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	African prehistory ⓘ Saharan archaeology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ

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Tassili n’Ajjer area → hasRockArtPeriod → Pastoral period ⓘ

subject surface form: Tassili n’Ajjer