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Fragments of exaggerated anthropomorphic figures. Damage caused by weathering. Credit: Paweł Polkowski

Ancient Egyptian rock art reveals two very different relationships between humans and animals

For thousands of years, prehistoric artists in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis carved humans and animals into desert rocks — but they did not always tell the same story. Some images show people and wildlife existing side by side in harmony, while others portray hunting, control and violence.