Amazmaz

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Amazmaz
Amazmaz
Gueltas of Amazmaz
Amazmaz is located in Mauritania
Amazmaz
Shown within Mauritania
LocationAdrar plateau
RegionAdrar, Mauritania
Coordinates19°7′N 13°41′W / 19.117°N 13.683°W / 19.117; -13.683Coordinates: 19°7′N 13°41′W / 19.117°N 13.683°W / 19.117; -13.683
History
PeriodsNeolithic

Amazmaz is an isolated elevation with steep slopes in the western part of the Adrar plateau in Mauritania, 300 km northeast of the capital Nouakchott.[1]

Rock paintings of the Amazmaz gueltas[]

At the foot of the hill there are the gueltas of Amazmaz, a chain of ponds, hidden among rocks and surrounded by rushes, but used for thousands of years, as evidenced by the rock paintings on the slopes bordering the waters.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Rock painting of a bovine

  • Rock painting of a bovine

  • Rock engraving of a bovine

References[]

  1. ^ Geography of Amazmaz (retrieved 2020-03-15).
  2. ^ Robert Vernet, Baouba Ould Mohamed Naffé: Dictionnaire archéologique de la Mauritanie. Université de Nouakchott, 2003.
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