Caves of Laas Geel. Pic/AFPCenturies have passed since Neolithic artists swirled red and white colour on the cliffs of northern Somalia, painting antelopes, cattle, giraffes and hunters carrying bows and arrows. By mid-day online correspondent | Posted 3 hoursPrimitive rock painting, one of a galaxy of colourful animal and human sketches to adorn the caves in the rocky hills of this arid wilderness in northern Somalia, near Hargeisa, home to Africa's earliest known and most pristine rock art. Today, the paintings at Laas Geel in the self-declared state of Somaliland retain their fresh brilliance, providing vivid depictions of a pastoralist history dating back some 5,000 years or more. Pic/AFPBut since their discovery, the cave paintings have become one of the main attractions for visitors to Somaliland.

Source: Mid-Day June 27, 2016 14:03 UTC