Wadi Sura
E877469
Wadi Sura is a remote desert valley in Egypt’s far southwestern Gilf Kebir plateau, renowned for its prehistoric rock art, including the famous “Cave of Swimmers.”
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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desert valley ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access |
extremely remote
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requires off-road desert expedition ⓘ |
| CaveOfBeastsDepicts |
large therianthropic figures
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numerous small human and animal figures ⓘ |
| CaveOfSwimmersDepicts | human figures in swimming postures ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Cave of Beasts
NERFINISHED
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Cave of Swimmers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | László Almásy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
petroglyphs
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pictographs ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | وادي صور NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cave of Beasts
NERFINISHED
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Cave of Swimmers NERFINISHED ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilf Kebir plateau
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Libyan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ New Valley Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Egypt ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Libya
NERFINISHED
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Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gilf Kebir National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | within protected area of Gilf Kebir ⓘ |
| region | far southwestern Gilf Kebir plateau ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
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palaeoclimatology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
| rockArtPeriod | Holocene ⓘ |
| rockArtStyle |
animal depictions
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hand stencils ⓘ pastoral period rock art ⓘ swimming human figures ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of past wetter climate in the region
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evidence of prehistoric habitation in the Sahara ⓘ key site for Saharan rock art studies ⓘ |
| threat |
natural erosion
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unregulated visitation ⓘ |
| timeDepth | early to mid-Holocene ⓘ |
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