Rock art in northern Tibesti Iraq

Rock art in northern Tibesti IraqClose up view of petroglyphs cut into solid rock on the road between Bardai and Aouzou. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

Behind him some bushes grow in the sand

On the left 'arish huts and fences line the shore where two dhows (sailboats) are beached

The man on the right holds onto some ropes attached to the mast

In the far distance on the right a mountain rises along the horizon

including a boy holding a tethered horse

Behind him 'Amair bin 'Omar (centre) and Salim bin Kabina (left) follow on their camels

Tracks of a pelican in the Uruq al Awarik sands

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands

located on a tributary of the Rio Grande river

In the background an adobe building sits on the left

The boat has two sets of rowing oars

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconry party riding camels in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit)