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  • Twyfelfontein World Heritage site, Namibia
    Twyfelfontein
    / Rock art

    The rock paintings of Twyfelfontein can be found in six rock shelters and, contrary to the engravings, are dominated by imagery of human figures drawn using red ochre and depicted in a variety of stances. Three of the shelters have been excavated and studied and have…

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    The rock paintings of Twyfelfontein can be found in six rock shelters and, contrary to the engravings, are dominated by imagery of human figures drawn using red ochre and depicted in a variety of stances. Three of the shelters have been excavated and studied and have…

    Read More