Overview
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by nic.wiltshire on Monday, March 24, 2025 - 00:00.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recording Media
Digital Photos
GPS
Sketches
Tracings
Primary?
Yes
Physical Aspects
Long shelter
Physical Site Type
Overhang
Orientation/Direction Facing
SW
Location Type
Open/Flat
Height (AGL)
Medium
AccessDifficulty
Easy
Dimensions
Width
53.00m
Depth
4.00m
Height
2.50m
Classifications
Archaeological Time Periods
Deposit Info
Rocky
Sandy
Deposit Depth
0-10cm
Stone Artefacts - Rock Types
Chert
Hornfels
Quartz
Quartz Crystal
Diagnostic Stone Artefacts
Unifacial point
Upper Grindstone
Manufactured Artefact Types
Stone Artefact Notes
Bladelet
Organic Artefacts/Contents
Bone
Charcoal
Wood
Cultural Material Comments/Notes
Possible peg in crack nearby eland
Rock Art
Rock Art Recordings
Submitted by nic.wiltshire on Monday, March 24, 2025 - 00:00.
Identifiers
Classifications
Rock Art Damage Types
Motif Listing
| Panel Sort descending | Images # | Tradition | Technique | Motif | Colours | Equipment | Facing | SP? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | Upper band above last group of four finger smears. Possibly remnant figures. Possible stick or hook head. 10 finger lines with first six vertical and last four slanting to right at increasing angle. | |||
| 1 | Recent Graffiti | Monochrome | Possible Male, Indeterminate Animal | White | Arrow | Left (L) | ✖ | Scratched images of running human figure with long arrow pointed at animal figure | |
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Finger Dots Groups/Clusters | Red | ✖ | Dusty, on lower band, about seven finger dots scattered | |||
| 3 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Long Lines | Red | ✖ | 3 groups of long finger vertical lines. Top group of four, two bottom groups of three. Mark to right of top group of four. On ceiling to right of previous image | |||
| 1 | Fine Line | Monochrome | Long Lines | Red | ✖ | Group of 5 vertical lines, very figure-like. Faint line with dot on top to right | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | 4 vertical finger lines on ceiling in black water line to right of other finger smears. Possible kaross figures | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | Group of 4 finger lines | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Long Lines | Red | ✖ | 2 lines go to 3 shorter lines. On ceiling | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | Group of 5 vertical finger lines, yellow pigment/swallow nest surrounding it | |||
| 2 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | On ceiling above all previous recordings. 2 groups of 3 finger smears. | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Remnants/Faded Indeterminate | Red | ✖ | About 7 vertical blobbish lines | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Finger Dots Groups/Clusters | Red | ✖ | On lower band of cave wall, two horizontal rows of about 60 finger dots with a gap after about 45 to 50 | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | 4 vertical finger lines on middle band of cave wall | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | 2 vertical finger lines | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | 3 vertical finger smears | |||
| 2 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Long Lines, Marks/Smears | Red | ✖ | Finger-like lines on ceiling above and in line with eland image, seem to go up from eland image | |||
| 1 | Fine Line | Monochrome | Eland | Red | Right (R) | ✖ | Torso and tail remain | ||
| 1 | Crayon | Monochrome | Paint Patch | Red | ✖ | ||||
| 1 | Fine Line | Monochrome | Paint Patch | Red | ✖ | Small mark to left of big paint patch | |||
| 1 | Finger Painted | Monochrome | Daubs/Strokes | Red | ✖ | On ceiling above previous painting |
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.094792, 19.400149
Western Cape
- Cape Winelands
- Breede Valley
Site Address
South Africa
Directions to Site
Up north from shallow valley between two main flat rock expanses
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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