Mesak Settafet
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Mesak Settafet is a region in Libya
known for extensive prehistoric rock art
. It is most famous for the sites Matkhendush, In Ghalgiwan, Tiksaten, and In Abategh, which host some of the most interesting rock art features in the Sahara
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Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
known for extensive prehistoric rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
. It is most famous for the sites Matkhendush, In Ghalgiwan, Tiksaten, and In Abategh, which host some of the most interesting rock art features in the Sahara
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
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