Synopsis

For centuries, the Sahara was understood as a realm of sand and stone. However, in the 1950s, a researcher and his guides unearthed hundreds of thousands of cave paintings in southern Algeria, revealing a past far more intricate than previously imagined. These prehistoric masterpieces depict a landscape transformed; before becoming a desert, the Sahara was a fertile land, a vibrant El Dorado where lions and ostriches roamed, and sophisticated societies flourished. Extensive archaeological work i