<< Our Photo Pages >> Omburo Ost - Rock Art in Namibia
Submitted by pab on Sunday, 10 June 2012 Page Views: 6460
Rock ArtSite Name: Omburo OstCountry: Namibia
NOTE: This site is 123.712 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Latitude: 20.423792S Longitude: 15.463065E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
DrewParsons would like to visit
PAB has visited here
Omburo-Ost Rock paintings & engravings - visited May 2012
There are 2 types of ancient rock art on the farm – the paintings are done on relatively soft & porous sandstone into which the pigment can be absorbed, with the engravings being found on outcrops which are composed of metamorphic rock.
It was not possible when we visited to obtain a definitive estimate for the age on individual items from the owner/guide, as he was quite happy to leave the impression that all were from the far extreme of the range. There has been oversight and investigation from international universities, so perhaps some more information will be available in due course.
In the meantime, if you happen to be on your way to Etosha National Park to see the wonderful animals and geology, this farm might well make a reasonable alternative to the more highly hyped & ‘enhanced’ World Heritage site(s).
The following information is taken from the farm’s website:
“Insight into the origin of mankind!
The native inhabitants of Africa (San also known as Bushmen) left numerous rock paintings and engravings on our farm area. They are considered to be a unique cultural treasure. In spite of their partly great age the rock paintings are in remarkably good condition.
The rock paintings illustrate hunting scenes; the huntsmen are armed with bow and arrow. The depicted animals are giraffes, ostrichs, antelopes and elephants. Besides the pictures of animals there are abstract drawings as well but their meaning is still unclarified. The drawings of animals probably served to teach children and instruct huntsmen apart from ritual purposes.
On the farm area several rock engravings have been discovered.
The assumption is that the engravings were created in a period of 2.100 years (from 300 B.C. to 1800 AD).
The engravings were made without any metal instruments, which must have been extremely difficult. But probably the slabs were slightly softer than today because they had not yet been varnished by the desert. As a lot of quartz splinters were found next to the engravings one supposes that they served as chisels.
Due to mass tourism a lot of paintings have been daubed and destroyed , for example Twyfelfontein. Therefore these cultural assets of value are now protected by glass. Experience on our farm an individual visit of the interesting rock paintings and inform yourself about their history and origin far away from the inrush of tourists.
The guided tour takes about 2 hours. After a short historical introduction we will drive across the spacious farm area to the rock paintings and engravings. You will as well be shown the tools, several stones and ingredients, which the San had used for making the tint.”
http://www.omburo-ost.com/englrockpaint.html
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
5.5km NNW 326° Vingerklip* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
113.0km SW 227° The White Lady Group* Rock Art
115.0km W 260° Twyfelfontein* Rock Art
115.0km W 260° Twyfelfontein* Stone Circle
154.1km S 173° Phillipp's Cave Rock Art
158.1km S 190° Bushman Paradise* Rock Art
160.5km SSE 160° Paula's Cave Rock Art
183.2km SE 144° Oropoko* Rock Art
311.9km SSE 169° Rooisand Rock Painting* Rock Art
337.2km S 182° Mirabib* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
460.7km NNW 330° Pinturas Rupestres do Monte Negro Rock Art
568.5km NNW 331° Tshitundo Hulo Rock Art
683.4km ENE 75° Tsodilo Hills* Rock Art
718.0km NNW 348° Quilengues Gravures Rupestres Rock Art
738.2km NNW 341° Txipopilu Petroglyphs Rock Art
814.8km SSE 150° The Lost City of Kalahari* Ancient Village or Settlement
827.5km S 169° Apollo 11 Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
949.6km N 7° Moma Rock Art
952.8km S 171° Spitzkloof* Cave or Rock Shelter
1010.1km E 93° Makgadikgadi* Ancient Village or Settlement
1116.5km SE 138° Kathu Pan* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
1155.9km N 358° Pedra Quissongo Rock Art
1163.4km SE 137° Wonderwerk Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
1176.4km ESE 114° Matsieng Footprints Rock Art
1196.2km N 1° Pungo Andongo Rock Art
View more nearby sites and additional images