The Djado Plateau lies in the Sahara, in northeastern Niger. It is known for its cave art (often of large mammals long since absent from the area), but is now largely uninhabited, with abandoned towns and forts still standing and visible.

Feb 12, 2022 · Here amid the sand-choked canyons on a high desert plateau lies the ruins of a great fortified city, abandoned to the desert. This city, named in modern times for the Djado plateau it is found on, is almost completely mysterious.

Jun 25, 2019 · A far more intriguing mystery lies hidden on the far side of Niger’s Ténéré Desert; here, among vast plains, abandoned villages and intriguing cave art, the mud-brick citadel of Djado rises from palm-fringed pools crammed with bright-green reeds, like …

The site contains important information for archaeologists on how early humans adapted to a constantly changing environment. Gobero is located in the Ténéré desert of Niger, and is named after the Tuareg name for the region. It is the type site of the Holocene era Kiffian culture and Tenerian culture.

Jun 4, 2023 · A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings the visitor to fortified villages of salt and clay perched on rocks with the Saharan sands laying siege below, one of the most ...

Ruins of the trade oasis of Djado in the northeast Niger. By at least the 5th century BCE, Carthage and Egypt became terminals for West African gold, ivory, and slaves trading salt, cloth, beads, and metal goods. With this trade, Niger was on the route between the empires of the Sahel and the empires of the Mediterranean basin.

In 2000 while prospecting for dinosaurs, a team led by Prof. Paul Sereno discovered an exceptional archaeological site called Gobero, preserving an unprecedented 5,000 years of habitation by peoples living in the latter part of the African …

Jun 4, 2023 · Rock art in form of carvings and paintings of mostly animals and vegetation and dated 3,500 to 2,500 BC, was found in the Aïr Mountains in northeastern Niger, not far from the city of Djado. Image credit: africanrockart.org

Aug 2, 2018 · The ruined city is found on the Djado Plateau in the Sahara Desert, a portion of the world’s greatest desert in Northeastern Niger, which is famous for truly ancient cave art of massive animals long gone from the region (and often from Earth).

Mar 10, 2024 · Djado, a place steeped in history and mystique, holds within its ancient ruins the echoes of a bygone era. According to the tradition of the local Kanuri people, the Sao founded Djado in Bilma, Niger, as well as other notable locations like Tedjerhe in southern Fezzan.