Rabat – A delegation which is currently visiting various historical sites in the southern provinces has paid a visit to the Laghchiwat archaeological site in Es-Smara province.
The site contains numerous rock carvings, many of which date back to the earliest known humans. It is part of an extensive archaeological heritage that can be found in Morocco’s southern provinces, where there are many more similar sites with similar carvings.
The site has been attracting scientists and archaeologists for years, as they have been attempting to unearth the monuments that are hidden in the region.
The site is monitored by authorities in efforts to conserve it and protect it from unwanted interference with the monument. It has been listed among the country’s most important historical sites by the Miran Association for the Protection of Heritage in Es-Smara.
This text in the Hassaniya language includes the Shahada (There is no god but Allah), meaning that the text depicted is at most as old as when Arab Muslims entered the region around 1000 CE. Other findings at the cave date back to early humanity.
The sites carved marble rocks carry a blue-ish gray hue and are considered unique among similar sites.
Some of the carvings depict wild animals, and historians have concluded that the Sahara once was full of such animals and had a vivid plant life.
The site is also notable as it contains traces of various primitive stone tools that early humans used to hunt and perform other duties.
Some of the trees on the site are indicators of the region’s once vastly different landscape. Archaeologists also found carvings over the past few years that indicate the presence of wildlife.
The rock carving sites in the Sahara have been important in showing us how early humans lived.
The Miran Association is expected to sign a partnership agreement with the “Interaction” Association in Murcia to protect the heritage and identify more historical sites in the region.
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