ROUND HEAD CATALOGUE

Jitka Soukopova

Graduated in Archaeology at the University of Pisa (Italy), she obtained her PhD in Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol (UK). Specialized in the Round Heads, she is mainly interested in the interpretation of the earliest rock art and its environment.

† Bernard Fouilleux

Former engineer in Astrophysics at the University of Grenoble, he discovered the Sahara during his first trip to Sudan in 1992. Since then he organised numerous rock-art trips to Libya, Algeria and Niger. Since his retirement in 2001 he organised at least 30 rock-art trips to the Sahara collecting around 15,000 of photographs.  

Brigitte Hallier

Since 1982 has been conducting rock-art research together with her husband Ulrich, mainly in the South Algeria, South Libya and North Niger. Specializing in the earliest Saharan paintings and engravings she made numerous accurate hand tracings published in books and papers.

† Ulrich Hallier

Former nuclear engineer he has been actively conducting rock-art research since 1982. He specializes in the earliest Central Saharan rock art in South Algeria, South Libya and North Niger. He organized numerous trips to the Djado mountains in Niger focusing on the roots and development of the Round Head rock art.

Filip Weber

Engineer, photographer, traveller of the world with a particular interest in the Sahara. Filip made several expeditions in the Libyan and Algerian desert. He is providing technical and logistic support for this website.

† Moussa Mechar Ben Jebrine

 GUIDE:

The last guide of the old generation, the son of Jebrine who made discover the Tassili rock art to Henri Lhote´s missions. Born on the Tassili plateau, Moussa knew perfectly all the rock art sites, and it is mainly thanks to him we posses their images now.

Annie Mouchet

Bernard Fouilleux´s wife and Sahara passionate, she organised with Bernard numerous rock-art trips to Libya, Algeria and Niger acquiring a tremendous knowledge on the earliest paintings and engravings.