Wadi Mathendous

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Wadi Mathendous
Mathendous giraffes.jpg
Engraving of giraffes
Location Wadi al Hayaa, Libya
Coordinates 25°45′48″N12°10′13″E / 25.7634°N 12.1704°E / 25.7634; 12.1704
TypeRock art
History
Foundedc. 6000 BC
Engraving of the Fighting Cats (Meercatze) at Wadi Mathendous Mathendous fighting cats.jpg
Engraving of the Fighting Cats (Meercatze) at Wadi Mathendous
Petroglyph of an elephant at Wadi Mathendous Mathendous elephant.jpg
Petroglyph of an elephant at Wadi Mathendous

Wadi Mathendous is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Mesak Settafet escarpment, located in the southwestern Fezzan region in Libya. It contains many petroglyphs of figures and objects, as well as other rock art. The chiseled animals include elephants, giraffes, aurochs, wildcats, and crocodiles. These rock engravings and cave paintings have been dated to the Neolithic period, around 6000 BC.

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On postage stamps

The General Posts and Telecommunications Company of the Libyan government at the time, dedicated an issue of postage stamps to the rock engravings of Wadi Mathendous. The issue is made of five stamps and was released in 1978, January 1st (ref. Scott catalogue n.711-715 - Michel catalogue n.624-628). [1]

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