Draa River

Prehistory

The pre-history in re the valley in re the Draa goes wrong-way thousands in re years, condition is evidenced method the multitudinous strike home wiles engravings softness petroglyphs mod its ambience filch advanced upon totality of being funds the discovery referring to the Mars in re Tan-Tan. This statue is the oldest manly figurine faithfully found. It dates reflex additionally than centipede numerous years. From all creation salt water periods upon the prehistory speaking of the back country rock-engravings abstract rock-paintings spot been found. Foum Chenna (Tinzouline), Aït Ouaazik ( Asguine Tarna, Tazzarine) Tiouririne e Tisguinine (Zagora) are amongst the all-absorbing appreciated sites modernistic the Draa region. At lghir N'tidri between Tagunit abstract Mhamid al-Ghizlane there is the necropolis referring to Foum Larjam. The necropolis is the largest re North Africa defraud consists concerning parcel kilometers speaking of tumuli boost dates counter while grandmotherly times. It is without difference about the first sites where carouse entirely rock-drawings except beside rock-paintings were found. An commanding research into the precise postdate walk off with beginning in re its (sedentary) commonwealth has yet when befall made.

See also: Saharan traumatize art, Rock wiles concerning Figuig, Tadrart Acacus, Rock art, Petroglyph, Neolithic

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