Rock On

This 8,000 year-old giraffe rock carving in DaBous, Niger is considered one of the finest petroglyphs in the world. The giraffe has a leash on its nose implying some level of taming the animals. It was found relatively recently on the top of a granite hill by local Touaregs and dates to the Kiffian era of 7,000 - 9,000 years ago. (© Mike Hettwer) 

Out wandering around on the net and I stumbled over this picture. The collapse of the Bronze Age was only 3200 years ago, and we know very little about what was going on back then. All we have to go on are the bits and pieces archaeologists have been able to uncover. This thing is from 8,000 years ago, which, if we are to believe the experts, is back when the Sahara was green.