Rock art of the Chadian Sahara
Caballine period
Horse and chariot appear, drawn in 'flying gallop' — the age of the first trans-Saharan routes.
Rock artUNESCO World Heritage 2016
- Period
- 1,500 BCE – 500 BCE
- Coordinates
- 16.9000° N, 22.1500° E
- Rock art
- Rock art of the Chadian Sahara
History
Around 1500 to 500 BCE the climate has dried markedly and the horse appears on the walls, harnessed to light two-wheeled chariots drawn in the convention known as 'flying gallop': all four limbs stretched horizontally.
These chariots attest to the opening of trade routes across the Sahara, linking the Mediterranean to the Sahelian kingdoms. Human figures become schematic, and weaponry — javelins, shields — more prominent.
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