The Rock Engravings of Taghit: An Archaeological Heritage in Danger

Abstract

The rock engravings of Taghit, dating back more than 3000 years, in the Béchar region in southwest Algerian are spread over
two stations, one at 18 km, the other at 22 km. This natural environment of 500 hectares reveals a certain beauty by the
presence of a river and barriers and the value of heritage. rock engravings are not the most beautiful or the most monumental, nevertheless, their study allows us to approach the extent of this that we call “ art prehistoric ” ( Boittelle G., 2015). They were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and were mentioned for the first time in the notes of the captains of engineers military ( Devaux and R. Barthélémy in 1902, E. Gautier in 1904), the studies carried out during this period were not developed, but _ confirm the existence of several stations stretching from north to south of Taghit, along the valley Zouzfana. ( Alimen M.H., 1966).