The Ancestors' Shrine (Ennedi, Chad)

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In all, 508 paintings crowd the back-wall of the site (Korien Hardanga III). They include humans, animals, huts and two elongated motifs likely representing water wells. Human depictions dominate (76%) and men depictions prevail over women (47% of all motifs). Most of the humans are in static poses (78%). Laterality of humans is well-balanced, but often not defined in the most stylised figures. Figures facing to the right prevail on the left side of the back-wall and vice-versa. Animals, including cattle, sheep and dogs represent only 18% of all paintings. Depictions of women kneeled on the grindstone do not imply the existence of some agriculture in the distant past since collecting and processing of wild grain were fundamental in the provisioning economy of the local people up to very recent times (back-wall processed by DStretch_YRD). Reference: The Painted Shelters of Korien Hardanga (Ennedi, Chad).