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SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK ART – PART VI
This video shows five petroglyph sites to the NW and N of Kimberley, South Africa (a video of a sixth site, Klipfontein, is available in a separate film on YouTube). Rock art is very vulnerable and is often located in a sacred spot. These sites and many others in southern Africa are of great importance to the San People. Please protect and respect this site and never touch the rock art. All those rock art sites are on private land and it is obligatory to get permission from the landowners well in advance in order to visit those sites.
Wildebeest Kuil. Over 300 San and Khoe petroglyphs, including buck spoor, dancing human figures, elephant, geometric motifs, goat-like animals, and incised horse from more recent times, a lion with two tails, rhinoceros and wildebeest. Protected site under guardianship of the San with an excellent Visitor Centre.
Pniel. Over 130 San petroglyphs concentrated on the west facing slopes of a low hillock on the east bank of the Vaal River, including four fine giraffe images (three shown in this video).
Doornhoek. About 30 San petroglyphs concentrated on a low hillock. Special is the petroglyph of a “laughing or howling jackal” apparently “standing on a full moon”.
Schoolplatz. Over 540 San and Khoe petroglyphs scattered on the east bank of the Vaal River. Elephant, geometric motifs, sun-motifs, giraffe, human figures, rhino, spirit-world animals and weird beasts.
Stowlands. Over 300 San and Khoe petroglyphs scattered on a low hillock overlooking the Vaal River to the west. Among the images are elephant, abstract motifs, solar symbols, giraffe, human figures, rhino, spirit-world animals and fantastic animals (for instance the ‘rhinopotamus’). Look out for the hermaphrodites (on the site). Some images are old and very hard to see (especially the ‘smiling’ hippopotamus).
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