The chapter examines the significance of Tifinagh writings in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains, SW Libya. Some specific places hold a particular value - such as water holes, passageways, and etaghas. The historical value of these places is marked by repeated series of engravings, from the latest phases of prehistory to modern times.

The “written landscape” of the central Sahara. Recording and digitising the Tifinagh inscriptions in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains / Biagetti, Stefano; Kaci, A. A.; DI LERNIA, Savino. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 1-29. [10.11647/OBP.0052.01].

The “written landscape” of the central Sahara. Recording and digitising the Tifinagh inscriptions in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains

DI LERNIA, Savino
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2015

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The chapter examines the significance of Tifinagh writings in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains, SW Libya. Some specific places hold a particular value - such as water holes, passageways, and etaghas. The historical value of these places is marked by repeated series of engravings, from the latest phases of prehistory to modern times.
2015
From dust to digital. Ten years of the endangered archives programme
978-1-78374-063-5
rock art; Tifinagh; archaeology; landscape; acacus; Sahara; prehistory and protohistory
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The “written landscape” of the central Sahara. Recording and digitising the Tifinagh inscriptions in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains / Biagetti, Stefano; Kaci, A. A.; DI LERNIA, Savino. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 1-29. [10.11647/OBP.0052.01].
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