The drawings inside the cave are done in a special manner, they can be compared to the reliefs.
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered in the North of the Sinai Peninsula cave with unique cave paintings and evidence that it was used by local population for several centuries. This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of tourism of the country.
The cave, located in the Wadi Zulma 60 kilometers East of the Suez canal, in places up to 15 meters, height – about 20 meters. The ceiling of the shelter consists of a “weak limestone”. Inside the cave scientists also found large amounts of ash and animal remains.
“This suggests continuous use of the cave for several centuries. She probably was a refuge for local residents gathered in it during heavy rains and storms, and protected from the cold in the winter”, – quotes RIA Novosti news Agency words of the head of the Department of archaeology of the Wadi-Zulma – Arish Yahya Hussein.
How, in turn, says the head of the archaeological mission Hisham Hussein on the walls of caves many cave drawings of various animals – camels, gazelles, goats, donkeys. These drawings are completely different from previously discovered in caves in South Sinai: they are made in a special manner, they can be compared to the reliefs. Currently, experts are conducting research to determine the exact date of creation of ancient painting.
200 metres from the cave the explorers found the ruins of some circular buildings of stone and tools from flint, which may indicate the presence of ancient settlement in this place.
