recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara
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The Cave of Swimmers is a prehistoric rock art site in Egypt’s Libyan Desert, famed for its Neolithic-era paintings of human figures that appear to be swimming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10468540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara Context triple: [Cave of Swimmers, documentation, recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara]
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A.
Blue Men of the Sahara
The Blue Men of the Sahara are the Tuareg, a traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara Desert known for their distinctive indigo-dyed clothing and rich caravan and trading heritage.
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B.
The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
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C.
In Desert and Wilderness
In Desert and Wilderness is a film adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s adventure novel about two children kidnapped in Africa during the late 19th century and their struggle to return home.
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D.
The Desert Adventure
The Desert Adventure is a lesser-known adventure novel by British author Percival Christopher Wren, set against a harsh desert backdrop and featuring themes of danger, survival, and colonial-era exploits.
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E.
Kel Adagh Tuareg
The Kel Adagh Tuareg are a confederation of Tuareg clans traditionally inhabiting the mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas region of northeastern Mali, known for their nomadic pastoralist lifestyle and distinct Tamasheq language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara Target entity description: The Cave of Swimmers is a prehistoric rock art site in Egypt’s Libyan Desert, famed for its Neolithic-era paintings of human figures that appear to be swimming.
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A.
Blue Men of the Sahara
The Blue Men of the Sahara are the Tuareg, a traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara Desert known for their distinctive indigo-dyed clothing and rich caravan and trading heritage.
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B.
The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
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C.
In Desert and Wilderness
In Desert and Wilderness is a film adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s adventure novel about two children kidnapped in Africa during the late 19th century and their struggle to return home.
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D.
The Desert Adventure
The Desert Adventure is a lesser-known adventure novel by British author Percival Christopher Wren, set against a harsh desert backdrop and featuring themes of danger, survival, and colonial-era exploits.
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E.
Kel Adagh Tuareg
The Kel Adagh Tuareg are a confederation of Tuareg clans traditionally inhabiting the mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas region of northeastern Mali, known for their nomadic pastoralist lifestyle and distinct Tamasheq language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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prehistoric rock art site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cave of the Swimmers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAge |
about 10,000 years old
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early Holocene ⓘ |
| authorOfPrimaryAccount | László Almásy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateContext | now hyper-arid Sahara ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | prehistoric North African hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals
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human figures ⓘ swimming humans ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | László Almásy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Unknown Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierEnvironment | former lake or water-rich landscape ⓘ |
| featuredIn | film adaptation of The English Patient ⓘ |
| hasAccessDifficulty | remote desert location ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
evidence of early human activity in Gilf Kebir
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evidence of past wetter climate in Sahara ⓘ |
| hasArtPeriod |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
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Neolithic ⓘ |
| hasArtTechnique | pigment painting ⓘ |
| hasArtworkType |
rock art
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rock paintings ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | fragile rock art ⓘ |
| hasFigureStyle | schematic human figures ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSetting | sandstone cliff ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | figures that appear to be swimming ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Saharan archaeology
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palaeoclimatology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
| inspired | novel The English Patient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilf Kebir plateau
NERFINISHED
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Libyan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Egypt–Libya border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | The Unknown Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Egypt ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
natural erosion
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tourist impact ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: recorded in Almásy’s book The Unknown Sahara Description of subject: The Cave of Swimmers is a prehistoric rock art site in Egypt’s Libyan Desert, famed for its Neolithic-era paintings of human figures that appear to be swimming.
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