San rock paintings
E574754
San rock paintings are ancient rock art created by the indigenous San people of southern Africa, depicting their spiritual beliefs, daily life, and environment on cave and rock surfaces.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
prehistoric art ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| appliedOn |
cave walls
ⓘ
rock surfaces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
San religion
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
brown ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | San people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | intangible heritage of San communities ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals
ⓘ
gathering scenes ⓘ human figures ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ rituals ⓘ spirit beings ⓘ trance dances ⓘ |
| earliestDate | approximately 25,000 years ago ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
daily life
ⓘ
environment ⓘ spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | World Heritage (at several sites) ⓘ |
| latestDate | into the 19th century CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
charcoal
ⓘ
mineral pigments ⓘ ochre ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Brandberg Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cederberg Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Drakensberg Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsodilo Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
anthropologists
ⓘ
archaeologists ⓘ rock art researchers ⓘ |
| technique |
fine-line painting
ⓘ
polychrome painting ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
tourism impact
ⓘ
vandalism ⓘ weathering ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Stone Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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