Henri Lhote
Henri Lhote (* 1903, † 1991) was a French writer, explorer, ethnographer, and " expert on prehistoric cave art." He is the discovery of " important cave paintings " attributed named as assembly of 800 or more magnificent works of primitive art in inaccessible regions on the edge of the Sahara desert. Lhote is considered a representative of the pre- astronautics ( Paleo-SETI ) and prehistoric art. In this regard, portraits humanoid figures to be interpreted.
Research in Qued Djerat
1934 made the French officer Brenans in Wadi of Qued Djerat with his military force rest and discovered in this - now completely barren area - rock art that would point to a period of high fertility. Thus, in the rocky valley portraits were great animals to see, such as elephants, giraffes, rhinos, crocodiles or hippos. Lhote, a student of the French pre-historian and Catholic priest Henri Breuil ( founder of the study of rock and cave paintings and basic timer for the chronology of the Paleolithic ) was, at the same time in Algeria and heard about the discovery. He met Brenans in Djanet, and was a by informing it of the explorations on a broad field research project. He discovered more than 800 images, many of whom were later arrested by painters and photographers. Many of the images were considered in the years 1957 and 1958 for an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris with high attention. Was full of praise André Malraux, who spoke of a clearly structured exhibition that would go down in history.
The important sites outside of the Tassili n'Ajjer are in Niger. This is the rock valleys Anakom and Tankom on the eastern edge of the Aïr, and Tezirzait at the northeast edge of the Adrar Tamgak, Iwelen and Dabous.
Henri Lhote then undertook further expeditions before he joined the CNRS and head of the Department of Prehistoric Art, also based in Paris Musée de l' Homme took over.
Pre- astronautical elements
After basic research Lhote hypothesized that the humanoid drawings represent aliens. Based on the findings of Erich von Däniken had long ago visited the earth and influenced the development of mankind crucial aliens. Because of their high technical superiority these astronauts had been held by the primitive man for gods. The tabloid press gave much attention. The book, The Search for the Tassili Frescoes: The story of the prehistoric rock- paintings of the Sahara ( first published in France in 1958, then in England in 1959 ) mentions the Jabbaren, a figure of the dimension of a Martian - God. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Lhote discovered in 1956 already dancing scenes that should be attributed to the years 6000-4000 BC. The mass media reported the close encounter of the third kind enough reading material.