Environmental Threats to Prehistoric Treasures: Tassili n’Ajjer and Hoggar Facing Climatic Disruptions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In Tassili n’Ajjer, a UNESCO World Heritage property, and the Hoggar Mountains prehistoric rupestrian (rock) art reveals a critical narrative of environmental transformation. Dating from 10,000 BC to approximately the first millennium AD, these paintings document a once-verdant Sahara, contrasting sharply with today’s arid landscape. These archaeological treasures now face an existential threat from contemporary climate change. Unpredictable rainfall, increased humidity and temperature fluctuations are systematically degrading the delicate art. As climate change intensifies, the study emphasizes the need for integrated conservation approaches that combine advanced monitoring, community-based stewardship and international collaboration.
Source: Blue Papers
Authors: Amira Ghennaï, Said Madani
Institution: University of Skikda
Language: English
Subfield: Conservation
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDGs: Climate action, Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416087180
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