An Analysis of Neolithic Rock Art: The Ain Naga Site in Djelfa as a Case Study
Abstract
The topic of the cultural heritage of one of the most important sites of rock art of the Atlas Desert, through the definition of rock art stations for the site of Ain Al-Naqa, located in the area of Djelfa, the area was discussed and importance in the series of the Atlas Desert, and supported by maps, and to find out the history of archaeological research rock art in Djelfa, The most important classification of the rock inscriptions of the desert Atlas, then the spatial framework of Ain Al-Naqa site, the history of archaeological research on the site, the inventory of the rockworks on the site and the support of the work of the pictures and drawings, and the attempt to give an analysis of the rock inscriptions of Ain al-Naqa.
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