- Running horned woman
- 6,000-4,000 BCE
- modern day Algeria
- pigment on stone
Running Horned Woman
- found in Algeria
- found in dramatic, secluded massif
- likely a sanctuary based on location
- could be a goddess of agriculture signalling rain
- elevation and topology give significance
- central Sahara used to be verdant savannah
- painted on superpositions
- discovered by French
- many paintings are found in favorable spots like caves and shelters
- qualities signal symbolic representation
- animation and significant detail
- dotted marks could be white body paint
- flowing raffia decorations
- composite view typical of prehistoric art
- scarification