Kutholakala ezifundeni eziningi zomhlaba, imidwebo yomhume kube ngumthombo wolwazi obalulekile wokuqonda indlela yokuphila nezinkolelo zabantu bokuqala. Ezinye zibonisa izimo ezilula ukuziqonda, ezinjengokuzingelwa kwamadoda noma yonke imindeni esigodini.
The imidwebo yomhume okutholwe ethafeni laseTassili n'Ajjer eningizimu ye-Algeria, kuyisidididi esikhulu sabafundi. Baqopha abakubonile, becabanga ukuthi abantu basendulo babengenalo ikhono lokucabanga ngobuciko obunjalo: “Esinye sezithombe sibonakala siveza abantu basemhlabeni abaphishekela abantu entweni eyisiyingi, efana nomkhumbi-mkhathi omncane.”
Ukuze babone eduze lokho abaningi abakubheka njengemyuziyamu enhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni yobuciko bangaphambi komlando, izivakashi kufanele ziye emathafeni omile ogwadule lwaseSahara. Ngokuqondile eningizimu ye-Algeria, amamitha ayi-700 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, ithafa iTassili.
Kuyenzeka ukufinyelela komunye wemithombo yokuqala yolwazi ngempilo yasendulo yasemhlabeni ngokudabula emaweni amaningi. Iminyaka yokuguga, kanye namandla amakhulu emvelo, enze umgwaqo wacishe ungafinyeleleki. Kungabonakala izakhiwo zamadwala ezinjengezinhloli ezinkulu zamatshe.
Kukule ndawo lapho emigedeni nasemihumeni engaphezulu, enemidwebo emigedeni ezungeze i-1,500 yeminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi kuya kweziyishumi nanhlanu. Kucatshangwa ukuthi zidalwe ngabantu abebehlala kusayithi kuzo zonke izikhathi ze-Upper Paleolithic ne-Neolithic.
Eminye imidwebo inengqondo, kepha eminye iyathakazelisa, ikushiye uzindle ngencazelo yangempela yamahora ekugcineni. Okokuqala nokuphambili, konke okutholwe kule ndawo ekude kusekela lokho okwakucatshangwa ekuqaleni ngeSahara Desert: le ndawo yake yagcwala impilo. Izinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane zahlala kule ndawo, nakwamanye amazwe amaningi e-Afrika nasemhlabeni.
Amaphethini asemaphethelweni nasemadwaleni kubonakala sengathi asho ukuthi izimbali, iminqumo, imisipres, nezinye izinhlobo zikhule endaweni evundile nenempilo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izilwane zasendle zamanje zazihlanganisa izinhlwathi, amabhubesi, izintshe, izindlovu nemifula egcwele izingwenya. Ngokungangabazeki, isimo esihluke ngokuphelele kunalokho okwenzeka manje eSahara.
Ngokufanayo, abantu bangabonakala emisebenzini yabo yansuku zonke emifanekisweni engaphezu kwenkulungwane yakudala etholwe eTassili. Amadoda azingela, abhukuda, futhi alima, kanye neminye imisebenzi ejwayelekile empucukweni yasendulo. Akukho okungajwayelekile kochwepheshe abaningi kanye nezazi ezivakashele le ncwadi yamatshe yangempela.
Manje, kunezici ezithile ezithakazelisayo ezingatholwa ngisho nayizingqondo ezingabaza kakhulu. Okokuqala, ubukhulu bemidwebo buhluke kakhulu kunalokho okwakusetshenziswa ngaleso sikhathi. Izigcawu zobuciko bamadwala ezivela ngesikhathi esifanayo azikho njengalezo ezibonwe lapha.
Izithombe ezibonakala ziveza izidalwa ezigqoke izigqoko zokuzivikela nezigqoko zokuntywila, ezifana ncamashi nosomkhathi bamanje, zimangalisa kakhulu futhi kunzima ukuzamukela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, okunye izithombe ziveza ama-humanoids anamakhanda ayindilinga amakhulu nemilenze emikhulu ngokweqile.
Konke kubonakala kuchaza ukuthi le midwebo exakayo nexakayo ikhombisa lokho izidalwa ezivela kweminye imihlaba zavakashela iplanethi yethu esikhathini esedlule esisekude. Kucatshangwa ukuthi abantu bakudala abakwazanga ukucabanga ngalolu hlobo lobuciko. Esikhundleni salokho, bavele badweba lokho abakubonile, okwaba yingxenye yezinkumbulo zabo.
Lonke leli qoqo le- imidwebo yomhume kungaba ubufakazi obudala kunabo bonke bomhlangano phakathi kwesintu kanye izidalwa ezivela kweminye imihlaba. Eqinisweni, esinye sezithombe sibonakala siveza iqembu labafokazi bephelezela abantu abaningana beya entweni e-oval enjenge-spaceship encane.
Abanye ochwepheshe abavakashele lesi siza bakholelwa ukuthi abadwebi bakuqala babone okuthile okungajwayelekile futhi bashiya ubufakazi baso obungokomfanekiso. Le midwebo yezidalwa ezinamakhanda amakhulu ayindilinga ingonkulunkulu 'bakaTassili abangaziwa ukuthi badabuka kuphi.'
