A complex of rocky hills in the eastern Sahara, close to the modem borders of Egypt, Libya and Sudan. Many rock shelters show signs of prehistoric occupation, including abundant rock art. The latter is of particular interest in view of representations of various creatures, including giraffe and ostrich, which are tethered. It is possible to speculate that this feature may be connected with the experimentation in animal control (and, perhaps, proto-domestication) that is attested in Egypt during Old Kingdom times.
The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied