Archaeological Sites in Mauritania
City/town/settlement in Mauritania (2)
Dhar Tichitt
Dhar Tichitt is a Neolithic archaeological site along sandstone cliffs in Mauritania's southwestern Sahara. Part of the Tichitt culture alongside Dhar Walata, Dhar Néma, and Dhar…
Tichit
The Neolithic sites of Dhar Tichitt were settled around 2000 BC by agropastoral communities known as the Tichitt culture. Archaeologists including P.J. Munson, Augustin F.C. Holl,…
Rock art in Mauritania (2)
Agrour Amogjar
The Agrour Amogjar is a 690 m high peak near the Amogjar Pass, in the Adrar plateau of central Mauritania. Its small natural shelters house a rich collection of rock paintings in…
Amazmaz
Amazmaz is an isolated elevation with steep slopes in the western part of the Adrar plateau in Mauritania, 400 km northeast of the capital Nouakchott. At the foot of the hill…
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