Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria)
سيفار · Sefar Gallery N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇩🇿 Illizi, Tassili n'Ajjer, Sefar, Algeria
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About Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria)
Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria) in Illizi, Tassili n'Ajjer, Sefar, Algeria is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 5.8 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. 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
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1039 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1949
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
25.3500° N · 9.0000° E · 1400 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria) — panel with stratified deposits
25.3525° N · 9.0020° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria) — gallery with stratified deposits
25.3509° N · 8.9979° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Tassili Sefar — Ancillary Gallery North (Tassili, Algeria) — engraving with stratified deposits
25.3483° N · 8.9994° E