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Twyfelfontein valley has been inhabited by Stone-age hunter-gatherers of the Wilton stone age culture group since approximately 6,000 years ago. They made most of the engravings and probably all the paintings. 2,000 to 2,500 years ago the Khoikhoi, an ethnic group related to the San (), occupied the valley, then known under its Damara/Nama name ǀUi-ǁAis (jumping waterhole).
The Coldstream Stone. Coldstream Stone is a small polychrome, painted stone that was found buried with a human skeleton in a rock shelter near the Lottering River in the southern coast of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. [1] The painting consists of three figures in red, black and white.
The objects excavated from two sections, date from the Late Stone Age. The site forms a coherent, extensive and high-quality record of ritual practices relating to hunter-gatherer communities in this part of southern Africa over at least 2,000 years, and eloquently illustrates the links between the ritual and economic practices of hunter-gatherers.
Namibia also produces a variety of semi-precious stones through both small and medium scale mining. tourmaline, aquamarine, heliodor, morganite, rose quartz, smoky quartz, garnet, chrysocolla and dioptase are quarried in various parts of the country.
They de-nude-ed the landscape. Another day, another instance of tourists disrespecting a landmark. This time, foreign sightseers angered Namibian authorities after posing naked atop the legendary ...
Namibia then fell under the rule of white South Africa, which extended its racist laws to the country, denying black Namibians any political rights, as well as restricting social and economic ...
Apollo 11 Cave rock art, oldest figurative art in Africa. Small inset is the original image, the larger image has been minimally modified for clarity The Apollo 11 Cave is an archeological site in the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park of south-western Namibia , approximately 250 km (160 mi) southwest of Keetmanshoop .
The painting has undergone severe damage since it was first discovered in the early 20th century. For a few decades, tourists would pour water onto the painting to make the colors more clearly visible, causing the painting to fade quickly. The site is now a protected heritage site of Namibia and visiting is only permitted with official guides.