Goulet west

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The Western Goulets Type 1 were named "Mosca" (= Spanish for fly) by their Spanish discoverers. Moscas are found only in the western part of the Sahara and are more conical than oval in shape. The two horizontal divisions, which form a lane in the middle, are closer together here than in the Eastern Goulets and are sometimes even merged into a single line. Thus, from above, these monuments appear like flies with folded wings.

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Western Goulet type 1 (Mosca)

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Western Goulet type 2

Due to their many variations, type 2 goulets are often barely recognizable as relatives of type 1 goulets. Their overall shape is sometimes round, sometimes elongated, and of the narrow corridor that a goulet has, often only a short, compressed entrance remains, the opening of which towards the east reveals that this is a goulet.

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Western Goulet type 2 with Annex

In the Western Sahara, between Mauritania and Mali, there are some Goulet Type I monuments where a closed annex is attached to the exit of the corridor. A circle, which is usually found in many western type Goulets (Mosca) at some distance from the corridor entrance, has been firmly attached to the Goulet here as an extension. Many thanks to Andreas Koslowski, who contributed his finds to this collection. There are now enough finds to classify the few individual pieces so far as a separate type and to show them here.