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Saturday, 5 October 2013

Rock art

Hidden within this rocky outcrop known as Bushman's Point there is a shelter of special interest. 
 Within this shelter there are fine examples of ancient rock art.
 See the man with an axe chopping at the exquisitely painted tree.
 Men hunting I imagine.
 An elephant
 Large fish.
 Such a magnificent man!
 More people busy with tools or weapons.
And I had to include this tree as it is a natural work of art nestled amongst might granite rocks.

4 comments:

  1. Stunning. Powerful. Is the location marked?

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  2. It certainly is so much that - stunning and powerful. The location is not very clearly marked and no markings in the area nearby. There is a makeshift fence in front of the shelter to keep the paintings a bit safe. We know where this place is as we visited as children. There are several sites like it dotted around the country all with a unique style!

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  3. Kelly...I am always so amazed at these beautiful paintings. You are fortunate to live in such a beautiful place, where they have not been vandalized! Here in the U.S., people ruin anything and everything. It breaks my heart.

    Benjamin and I will be learning about the peopling of the world this spring...and, we're going to be making our own rock paintings. I'm bookmarking this page so I may re-visit it with him.

    Love,
    Jessica xoxo

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  4. How amazing and beautiful Kelly, such a joy to see x x

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