 The Laas Geel complex on the outskirts of Hargeisa in northwestern Somalia dates back around 5,000 years, and has rock art depicting both wild animals and decorated cows.Other cave paintings are found in the northern Dhambalin region, which feature one of the earliest known depictions of a hunter on horseback.The rock art is in the distinctive Ethiopian-Arabian style, dated to 1000 to 3000 BCE.