Bubalus,[1] Bubaline,[2] or Large Wild Fauna[3] rock art is the earliest form of Central Saharan rock art,[1] created in an engraved style, which have been dated between 12,000 BCE and 8000 BCE.[4] The Bubaline Period is followed by the Kel Essuf Period.[5] As the animal world is particularly emphasized in Bubaline rock art, animal depictions are usually shown in larger scale than human depictions.[6] Bubaline rock art portrays a few geometric designs and naturalistic outlined depictions of animals,[3] such as antelope, aurochs, buffalos (Bubalus antiquus/Syncerus complexus), donkeys, elephants, fish (e.g., catfish, Nile perch), giraffes, hippopotamuses, ostriches, and rhinoceroses.[3][6]
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