Eyes of Atlas

Provenance is the battleground: ‘viral’ images rarely come with context

Claim about Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Akakus Mountains) · Stance: observational

For both rock art and ‘anomaly’ discussions, the most decisive factor is provenance (who documented what, where, when, and how). Secondary summaries and tourism posts help trace narratives but can’t replace context-rich field records.

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Evidence for and against

  • ‘Valley of the Planets’ (tourism nickname) as a modern provenance trail for the stone-disc meme

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