<< Our Photo Pages >> Bambata Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Zimbabwe
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Bambata CaveCountry: Zimbabwe
NOTE: This site is 126.86 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Bulawayo Nearest Village: Matobo
Latitude: 20.503268S Longitude: 28.405942E
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 |
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There are some different styles of painting in this cave. Dating wise it is difficult to date paintings and there are varying theories as to how old different styles are - many are thought to be prehistoric. Some of the more recent scenes in Bambata cave possibly depict slavery and may only be 300 years old.
Cattle have at times been kept in this cave and to the height of the cattle all the paintings have been rubbed off the walls.
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