Klangstein (Namibia)

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Sound stone
National monument in Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg
Monument type Archeology : other
location 100 km south of Bethanien
Geographic coordinates : 27 ° 5 ′ 59.9 ″  S , 17 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 27 ° 5 ′ 59.9 ″  S , 17 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  E
Klangstein (Namibia) (Namibia)
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Emergence
Recognized
by the National Heritage Council
15th August 1963
Deprivation
Sponsorship Private
Website NHC Namibia

The sound stone ( English Musical Stone ) is an archaeological site on the Rooipunt farm , about 100 kilometers south of Bethanien in the ǁKaras region in Namibia . It has been a National Monument of Namibia since August 15, 1963 .

According to the monument commission, it is a historical ritual site. A dance floor can be found behind the sound stones . There are also numerous rock drawings to be discovered here.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b | wayback = 20180612141029 | text = 032/1963 Musical Stone. National Heritage Council. Retrieved October 30, 2017.