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WESTERN
CAPE
The South African Museum in Cape Town
is the custodian of some of the finest examples of
rock art in the world. These include the Linton Panel,
a superb example of San paintings from the farm Linton
on the Eastern Cape. The panel has been in the museum
since 1918.
Tel 021 424 3330
KWAZULU-NATAL
 Giant's
Castle
Main Caves in the Giant's Castle Game Reserve in the
Central Drakensberg is one of the most important San
rock art sites. There are more than 500 paintings,
some 800 years old, displayed on two massive rock
overhangs. Many paintings depict the eland - an antelope
revered by the San. The caves are a thirty-minute
walk from the main camp.
Tel 036 353 616
Injasuti
Battle Cave in the Injasuti Valley is also in the
Giant's Castle reserve. Its walls contain approximately
750 paintings, one of which illustrates a pitched
battle between two warring San tribes. An 8-km walk
from the main camp
Tel 036 353 3616
EASTERN
CAPE
 Eldorado
Eldorado, near Jamestown, 6km off the N6. An accessible
cave with a large rock art fresco
Tel 051 641 0993
Kalkoenskrans
Kalkoenskrans, near Aliwal North. The first site in
South Africa to be declared a National Monument because
of its variety and quality.
Tel 051 633 3164
Denorbin
Denorbin, 40 km from Barkly East on the Elliot road.
One of the caves here has a 32m frieze
Tel 045 931 2232
Sephton
Cave
Sephton Cave, near Barkly East. Fine examples of humans
with eland features and vice versa
Tel 045 971 0722
Mountain
Shadows, between Elliot and Barkly East, contains
many spectacular paintings
Tel 045 42 7 402
NORTHERN
CAPE
 Driekopseiland
Hundreds of rock engravings made by the Khoisan with
stone tools form part of the Northern Cape's rich
Stone Age heritage. On view at Driekopseiland, on
the banks of the Riet River near Kimberley, are animal
representations. The McGregor Museum in Kimberley
has a complete record of these engravings
Tel 053 298 1810
Wonderwerk
Cave, 12km from Boesmansgat on the Kuruman
Road.
The cave runs 140 m into the hillside of the Kuruman
Hills. Richly coloured paintings feature abstract
patterns, ostriches and large game, including elephants.
Tel 053 384 0680
FREE
STATE
Fouriesburg
district, eastern Free State
San rock art can be viewed on more than 27 farms in
the district of Fouriesburg.
Tel 058 223 0262
Clarens, eastern Free State
Numerous fine examples of San rock art
are to be found on Schaapplaats farm and in the Golden
Gate Highlands National Park nearby
Tel 058 256 1542
Links
to Useful Site
www.primeorigins.co.za
www.museums.org.za
www.cradleofhumankind.co.za
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