Tassili Great Martian God (Jabbaren round-head painting), in situ, Jabbaren shelter ceiling, Tassili n'Ajjer (Algeria) [site AFR-TAS] — Jabbaren Rock Art in the style of bovine herders. A tribe on the move. The oxen carry the women and children, as well…
Artifact · Authenticated · in situ, Jabbaren shelter ceiling, Tassili n'Ajjer (Algeria) [site AFR-TAS]

Tassili Great Martian God (Jabbaren round-head painting)

Painted 6 m tall across a rock ceiling, its round blank head was called a Martian god. Here is what it is.

A round, faceless head is the signature of a whole style here. Does that settle it, or does it make it stranger?

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Photo: Gruban, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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