# Dhambalin

- **Country:** Mali
- **Access:** Public
- **Location:** Dhambalin, Sahil, Somaliland
- **Photo Caption:** Snakes, sheep and goat polychrome with symbolic elements and other rock art in the cave complex

The multi-layered paintings cover an area of approximately . They are of the Ethiopian-Arabic style, and dates to 5000–3000 BP. Similarities are noted with the rock art in Jilib Rihin and Haadh that were found in the Togdheer region by Sada Mire also in 2007. The polychrome paintings of the Neolithic or proto-historic Arabian–Ethiopian Style, depict the first sheep paintings in Somali archaeology and also many of antelopes, dogs, giraffes, snakes and a turtle with and also without humans. Two human figures are clearly male and have their arms outstretched. A humanoid figure is painted in white with a large head compared to the body; possibly a child. Compared to animals, people are painted less lifelike.

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