Tamanrasset is strongly rooted in history.In this place, primitive man has built its first civilization. He lived next to wildanimals (ostriches, giraffes and elephants)in the great Sahara, which was more likea Savannah, during the modern Stone Age(9000 and 2500 AD). The existence of water has led to the emergence of fish, crocodilesand hippos. Before it became arid aswe know it today, hunters and shepherdsbuilt, there, tents and houses. Drawingsand rock paintings reveal the characteristicsof those times.