Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - Shelter Tan-Zoumaïtak - Period «Roundheads»

Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - The beautiful shelter of Tan-Zoumaïtak (28m2) In the shape of a cupola, worthy to inspire religious sentiments.

A Barbary sheep and two elegant women dominate a world full of mysterious characters and animals (Tan-Zoumaïtak site, Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria).

Trail of caravans between Tan-Zoumaïtak and Titeras-n-Elias - Tassili - Algeria

Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - Very beautiful dark brown capricorn from the epoch of the "round heads". On the right a medusa-like figure, below small cattles, and on the left an indefinable animal in the style of Séfar.

Two elegant women dominate a world full of mysterious characters and animals (Tan-Zoumaïtak site, Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria).

Superimposed paintings of women of the period known as "round heads", symbolically stretching their arms towards an animal and a child (Tan-Zoumaïtak / Tassili-n-Ajjer / Algeria)

The dancers in ceremonial dress appear to be wearing long tunics, the band of cloth at the waist could be a knot. Note the structure of the caps and the original ornament of the heads. The arms wear many rings. (Tan-Zoumaïtak -Tassili n'Ajjer - Algeria)

Landscape between Tan Zoumaïtac et Tinteras-n-Elias. Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

The magnificent shelter of Tan-Zoumaïtak, 28 m² in size. You can see the paintings there from the photos below. This dome-shaped shelter was worthy of arousing religious feelings. Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

In-n-Aleouene region between Tan Zoumaïtak and Titeras-n-Elias. Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993

4 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer) – Period of the "round heads". The magnificent ram with cuffs and the two elegant, richly adorned women stand out against the background of mysterious animals painted in white. In the middle, to the left, an animal is being ridden by a figure. The monstrous beast at the bottom left measures 0.52 m.

537 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili n'Ajjer). - The dancers in ceremonial attire appear to wear long tunics, with the fabric band at the waist possibly forming a knot. If you look at the right hand of the left dancer, it seems to rest on the left mouflon, suggesting that the dancers and the mouflons were contemporaneous. Note the structure of the headdresses and the unique decoration of the heads. The arms bear numerous rings.

538 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - Magnificent mouflon with typical horns finely adorned with a fine brush. From the "round heads" period, reminiscent of Séfar. On the right, a figure resembling a Medusa. Below, small bovids, one of which has a white disk. On the left, an unidentifiable animal, in the style of Séfar, with red contour and a white body. The mouflon itself is painted in dark brown. This photo, like the previous one, shows details of the beautiful panel already seen in Photo 4 in the introduction.

539 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - This red ochre painting shows, on the left, a small figure with abundant hair partially inserted into a circle from which strips hang. The animal on the right might be a dark brown sheep. The circle measures 0.20 m in diameter.

540 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - In the style of the "round-head" dancers in olive color. The one on the left extends her arms toward a baby (?). Her feet appear to touch an antelope. On the right, a figure holds a stick; above, another, larger and older. Height of this figure: 1.10 m.

541 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - Always the same adorned people with "round heads." This one is painted in light brown with white dots. Curious drop-shaped ornaments hang from the arms: a large one at the wrist, two small ones attached at the top of the arm. The figure on the right is painted in light brown. Height of the adorned figure: 0.72 m.

542 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - The splendid shelter of Tan-Zoumaïtak, to which Henri Lhote attributes 28 m². The paintings captured in the previous photographs can be recognized here. This dome-shaped shelter was worthy of inspiring religious feelings.

543 - Tan-Zoumaïtak (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - Facing the previous shelter, on rocks, there are other testimonies from the Pastoral Period. The cow on the right is remarkable for the precision of its udder. Length of this cow: 0.30 m.

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