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"https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Ennedi.jpg", "height": 630, "width": 1200 }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Ennedi.jpg", "datePublished": "2019-02-01 01:49:57", "dateModified": "2019-02-01 01:50:48", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ed Whelan", "url": "https://www.ancient-origins.net/users/ed-whelan" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Ancient Origins", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.ancient-origins.net/images/AncientOriginsLogo.png", "width": "144px", "height": "144px" } }, "description": "In some of the most desolate areas on earth there are astonishing natural features and geological wonders. The Ennedi geological features in the African country of Chad are a prime example." } </script> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", "author": "Ed Whelan", "contentUrl": "https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Ennedi.jpg", "datePublished": "2019-02-01 01:49:57", "name": "The Isolated Ennedi Geological Formations Are Rarely visited But Never Forgotten" } </script> <div class="field-image"> <figure itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <phoenix-picture><picture> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/field/image/Ennedi.jpg?itok=L4m9_O4d"><img typeof="foaf:Image" data-class="LazyLoad" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/blank.png" data-src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/field/image/Ennedi.jpg?itok=L4m9_O4d" width="1200" height="630" alt="Five Arch Rock" /></div></div></div> </picture></phoenix-picture><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="node-content-wrapper"> <div class="submitted"> <span class="date"> <span>Updated</span> <span content="2019-02-01T01:49:57+00:00" >1 February, 2019 - 01:49</span> </span> <span ><a href="/users/ed-whelan" title="View user profile." class="username" xml:lang="" about="/users/ed-whelan" rel="ugc nofollow"><span>Ed Whelan</span></a></span> </div> <h1 class="title">The Isolated Ennedi Geological Formations Are Rarely visited But Never Forgotten</h1> <div class="print-article-wrapper"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="flag-bookmarks first last"><span><span class="flag-wrapper flag-bookmarks"><a href="/user/login?bookmark_login=1&destination=/?bookmark_login_nid=11416" title="Add this post to your bookmarks" class="flag flag-bookmark" rel="ugc nofollow">Read Later</a><span class="flag-throbber"> </span></span></span></li> </ul> <a href="javascript:;" class="print-article" onclick="jQuery('#node-11416').printThis();" rel="ugc nofollow">Print</a> </div> <span content="The Isolated Ennedi Geological Formations Are Rarely visited But Never Forgotten" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span content="0" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <script> const scriptEl = document.createElement('script'); scriptEl.setAttribute('fetchpriority', 'high'); scriptEl.setAttribute('charset', 'UTF-8'); const scriptURL = new URL('https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity/2900017946/?'); scriptURL.searchParams.set('pageURL', window.location.href); scriptEl.src = scriptURL.toString(); document.currentScript.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptEl, document.currentScript); </script> <div class="trinity-tts-pb" dir="ltr" style="font: 12px / 18px Verdana, Arial; height: 80px; line-height: 80px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 0 82px;"> <strong style="font-weight: 400">Getting your <a href="//trinityaudio.ai" style="color: #4b4a4a; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700;" rel="ugc nofollow">Trinity Audio</a> player ready...</strong> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" ><p>In some of the most desolate areas on earth there are astonishing natural features and geological wonders. The Ennedi geological features in the African country of Chad are a prime example. These are a series of extraordinary natural formations that were shaped by the elements over millennia. Because of their remoteness, however, they have rarely been explored or visited. The Ennedi rock formations were granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2016. </p> <h2>Home to Unique Species</h2> <p>The geological formations are located on the Ennedi Plateau in the Sahara Desert, which is 5000 feet (1524 meters) above sea level, and as large as Switzerland. The spectacular formations are a result of unique geological processes that took place over millions of years.</p> <p>The plateau and its formations came into being in the Paleozoic era, also known as the ‘era of ancient life’ which lasted from 550 to 250 million years ago. At this time the ocean covered much of what is now land and covered all of the modern Sahara Desert. Over time the waters receded to reveal remarkable sandstone formations, shaped by the tides and the waters of the dried-up ocean. Since then these formations have been sculpted by the winds of the desert.</p><div id="article-add-2" class="content_add_block"><div id="block-block-81" class="block block-block"><div class="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/339474670/Ancient_Origins.net/Article-Pages-Below-Pic'></div> </div> </div></div> </div><p style="display:none;"></p> <p align="center"><img alt="The majestic sandstone pillars (Stanley, D/ CC BY 2.0)" class="media-image" height="458" style="width: 610px; height: 458px;" width="610" typeof="foaf:Image" data-class="LazyLoad" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/blank.png" data-src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/majestic-sandstone.jpg?itok=1v6oN9uE" /></p> <p align="center"><em>The majestic sandstone pillars</em> (Stanley, D/ <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/23509788093" target="_blank" rel="ugc nofollow">CC BY 2.0</a>)</p> <p>The plateau has a unique ecosystem in that it still has freshwater, especially in gueltas (desert ponds). This has allowed many unique species that went extinct elsewhere, such as the endangered West African crocodile and Sudan cheetah, to survive in the Sahara. The Ennedi Plateau is a relic of a by-gone world, when the Sahara was green and supported many different species of fauna and flora, before the onset of cataclysmic climate change. The area was once a vital part of the trade route that crossed the Sahara, and is still regularly visited by caravans of camels.</p> <h2>A Paradise for Rock Climbers and Adventurers</h2> <p>Among the features of the Ennedi plateau are towers, pillars, bridges as well as arches and the reason it is likened to a rock labyrinth is because of the multitude of gorges and deep valleys. Many of the formations are bizarre and unearthly. Some of the rocks and geological features are thin and narrow like spires while others are pillars with large rocks caps which resemble gigantic mushrooms. There are also examples of spherical rocks perched on narrow fingers of stone, and a vast numbers of sandstone pillars.</p><div id="article-add-7" class="content_add_block"><div id="block-block-82" class="block block-block"><div class="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/339474670/Ancient_Origins.net/Ancient_Origins_Native'></div> </div> </div></div> </div><p style="display:none;"></p> <p>The great Aloba arch which is nearly 350 feet (106 meters) high, is the world’s largest natural arch, although it is only one of the numerous astounding rock arches on the plateau, many of which have been climbed by visiting rock climbers in recent years.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/lost-mists-time-ancient-sao-civilization-central-africa-003978">Lost in the Mists of Time: The Ancient Sao Civilization in Central Africa</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/research-bakoni-ruins-south-africa-debunks-colonial-perceptions-020418">Research on Bakoni ruins of South Africa debunks colonial perceptions of primitivism</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/did-ancient-humans-acquire-nautical-knowledge-sailing-prehistoric-megalakes-021434">Did Ancient Humans Acquire Nautical Knowledge by Sailing the Prehistoric Megalakes of Africa?</a></li> </ul> <p align="center"><img alt="The Aloba Arch (Stanley, D/ CC BY 2.0)" class="media-image" height="458" style="width: 610px; height: 458px;" width="610" typeof="foaf:Image" data-class="LazyLoad" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/blank.png" data-src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/The-Aloba-Arch.jpg?itok=bdPOwHRj" /></p> <p align="center"><em>The Aloba Arch</em> (Stanley, D/ <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/23532185684" target="_blank" rel="ugc nofollow">CC BY 2.0</a>)</p> <p>Another remarkable structure on the Ennedi plateau is the circular Gweni-Fada feature which is 8.6 miles (14 km) wide, but not the result of geological processes. It is a crater that was the result of a gigantic meteor impact eons ago.</p> <h2>Ennedi Plateau’s Ancient Rock Art</h2> <p>The geological formations are famous not only for their weird and wonderful shapes, but also as the location of many examples of ancient rock art - an estimated 8000 examples. They were created up to 8000 years ago and are images made by a pastoralist people who once thrived in this area before climate change turned it into a desert.</p><div id="article-add-12" class="content_add_block"><div id="block-block-83" class="block block-block"><div class="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/339474670/Ancient_Origins.net/Ancient_Origins2_Native'></div> </div> </div></div> </div><p style="display:none;"></p> <p align="center"><img alt="Prehistoric rock art in Manda Guéli Cave, Ennedi Mountains (Stanley, D / CC BY 2.0)" class="media-image" height="457" style="width: 610px; height: 457px;" width="610" typeof="foaf:Image" data-class="LazyLoad" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/blank.png" data-src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Prehistoric-rock-art-in-Manda.jpg?itok=HqCFhDEK" /></p> <p align="center"><em>Prehistoric rock art in Manda Guéli Cave, Ennedi Mountains</em> (Stanley, D / <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Prehistoric_Rock_Paintings_at_Manda_Gu%C3%A9li_Cave_in_the_Ennedi_Mountains_-_northeastern_Chad_2015.jpg" target="_blank" rel="ugc nofollow">CC BY 2.0</a>)</p> <p>Images of elephant, giraffe, and other wild animals adorn the rocks while other paintings vividly depict the lives of prehistoric people - scenes of warriors, cattle herders, hunting, and dancing women. The rock art at Ennedi gives us a glimpse into the Sahara when it once had a lush climate.</p> <h2>Getting To the Remote Ennedi Rock Formations</h2> <p>The formations are in the north of Chad and are quite remote. The tourist industry in the country is underdeveloped due to poverty, conflict, and banditry. There are, however, organized tours of the Plateau which allow visitors to see the outstanding geological formation, fauna and flora, and the prehistoric rock carvings. These guided tour of the Ennedi Plateau collect visitors at the Chadian capital airport.</p> <p><em>Top image: Five Arch Rock Source: (Stanley, D / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/23867828790" target="_blank" rel="ugc nofollow">CC BY 2.0</a>)</em></p> <p>By <a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/users/ed-whelan">Ed Whelan</a></p> <div id="references"><h2>References</h2> <p>Keding, B., Lenssen-Erz, T., & Pastoors, A. (2007). <em>Pictures and pots from pastoralists</em>. Investigations into the prehistory of the Ennedi highlands in NE Chad., 18, 23</p> <p>Available at: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas_Pastoors/publication/274248126_Pictures_and_pots_from_pastoralists_Investigations_into_the_prehistory_of_the_Ennedi_highlands_in_NE_Chad/links/55890a0b08ae8c4f34067639/Pictures-and-pots-from-pastoralists-Investigations-into-the-prehistory-of-the-Ennedi-highlands-in-NE-Chad.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc nofollow">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas_Pastoors/publication/274248126_Pictures_and_pots_from_pastoralists_Investigations_into_the_prehistory_of_the_Ennedi_highlands_in_NE_Chad/links/55890a0b08ae8c4f34067639/Pictures-and-pots-from-pastoralists-Investigations-into-the-prehistory-of-the-Ennedi-highlands-in-NE-Chad.pdf</a></p> <p>Millham, R. A., & Koren, I. (2005, December). <em>The Geologic Structure of the Tebesti and Ennedi; Not Just Plateaus, Mountains, and Inland Seas</em>. 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