Image of the month: petroglyphs, central Sahara

Vandalised rock art is pictured at Tadrart Acacus May 30, 2014. REUTERS/Aimen ElsahliThis ancient rock art found in the Tadrart Aca­cus, a moun­tain range in exact cen­ter of the Sahara, was pho­tographed on May 30, 2014 by Aimen Elsahli, and put out by Reuters News. Reli­gious fanat­ics had been attempt­ing to destroy the art by scrub­bing them with acid. The art por­trays ani­mals such as these giraffes that flour­ished in the Sahara when it was filled with lakes and grass­lands. Below is a pic­ture shows an approach route to the Tadrart Aca­cus, show­ing its present climate:

2014 MAY B

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