Rock paintings from Rostock-Süd

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Rock paintings from Rostock-Süd
National monument in Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg
Monument type Archeology : rock art
location north of Solitaire
Geographic coordinates : 23 ° 28 '41.9 "  S , 15 ° 46' 29.6"  E Coordinates: 23 ° 28 '41.9 "  S , 15 ° 46' 29.6"  E
Rock paintings from Rostock-Süd (Namibia)
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Emergence
Recognized
by the National Heritage Council
1st November 1968
Deprivation
Sponsorship Private
Website NHC Namibia

The rock art from Rostock-South ( English Rock Paintings at Rostock-South ) are rock paintings north of Solitaire on the farm Rostock-Süd in the region Khomas in Namibia . They have been a National Monument of Namibia since November 1st, 1968 .

The paintings are located in the oasis cave 80 kilometers north of Solitaire on the main road C14 . There are 71 individual paintings and group paintings to discover. They mainly show wild animals and groups of up to 60 people.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2004, ISBN 99916-0-593-2 , p. 23.
  2. a b 042/1968 Rock Paintings. National Heritage Council. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. Rock Paintings At Farm Oasis. The Cardboard Box. Retrieved November 1, 2017.