Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery
Tin Merine N Gallery
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇩🇿 Illizi, Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria
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About Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery
Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery in Illizi, Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 1.9 ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1972
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1119 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1907
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
25.5000° N · 9.0000° E · 1400 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery — panel with stratified deposits
25.4992° N · 9.0012° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery — gallery with stratified deposits
25.4985° N · 8.9984° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery — engraving with stratified deposits
25.5024° N · 8.9993° ERock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery — boulder with stratified deposits
25.4979° N · 8.9977° E