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Country:

Namibia

Value:

World value

Duration:

1 h

GPS:

-20.595583, 14.372583
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Twyfelfontein or,Ui-//aes
Twyfelfontein or,Ui-//aes
Architecture
Architecture

Country:

Namibia

Region:

Namibia

Value:

World value

Visit duration:

1 h

Description:

Twyfelfontein or,Ui-//aes has one of the largest concentrations of […] petroglyphs, i.e. rock engravings in Africa. Most of these well-preserved engravings represent rhinoceros, . The site also includes six painteelephant, ostrich and giraffe, as well as drawings of human and animal footprintsd rock shelters with motifs of human figures in red ochre. 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.


Categories:

Architecture
Architecture

Labels:

UNESCO

Why visit:

Excursion

Fitness level:


Best visit time:

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Access:

Car

Roads:

Gravel

Open:

Always

Info:


Clothing:

Seasonable


Connection:

Ok


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By car By public transit Walking Bicycling
By car By public transit Walking Bicycling

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Author:
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Created:
13.06.2023
Updated:
25.03.2025
ID:
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