Laas Geel Cave, Somalia

In Somalia the complex of ancient caves Laas Geel Cave is opened for everyone. Its rupestrian writings are of the age from 5 to 10 thousand years old. On its wall we can see cows, dogs, giraffes and even people themselves. All the paintings are made in red and ice cream colors. We still don’t have the exact information about the real inhabitants of this cave. However, Laas Geel Cave Complex was a sacrifice place from the ancient times for locals.

Alternatively to other caves, this cave was always known to locals. They hid there from the rains and payed no attention to the wall paintings. This unique archeological area was opened in 2002. The French researches have worked there. Three years hence, the cave was visited by a famous TV host Simon Reeve. To the Laas Geel Cave he had devoted the whole series of programs.

Numerous researchers showed that cow was the sacred animal for people who inhabited this area. A lot of paintings depict cow in special ceremonial clothes and decorations. Notwithstanding that fact that the caves were found more than 10 years ago, they still cover a lot of mysteries. The only thing that pointed out that the ancient people used to live there are the petroglyphs. Next - Swimmer Cave