Human activity and the reasons for the spread of rock art in Aswan at the pre-dynastic period

Document Type : Academic scientific reviews of any other material related to the main domains of this Journal.

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Higher Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations Zagazig University

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The spread of rock art in Aswan at the pre-dynastic period is usually related to the life practices of the local population, who convey an identical image of the environment in their geographical area, as their engravings included a clear depiction of different lifestyles such as hunting, fishing, herding, religious beliefs, etc. Through rock art, many signs are evident indicating the development of human and local population understanding of the geographical nature and their use of it as much as possible. Multiple engraving features appeared for the development of boats as an economic. Consequently, the rock engravings showed many features of the ideological aspects left to us by prehistoric man without the presence of language. Therefore, these engraving features require many interpretations and analyses in which the researcher relies on the aspects of implementing the engraving and the social and economic nature of the local population.Therefore, these engraving features require many interpretations and analyses in which the researcher relies on the aspects of implementing the engraving and the social and economic nature of the local population.

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