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<< Text Pages >> Mwela rock paintings - Rock Art in Zambia

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Saturday, 02 February 2013  Page Views: 3344

Rock ArtSite Name: Mwela rock paintings
Country: Zambia
NOTE: This site is 258.99 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Kasama  Nearest Village: Mwela
Latitude: 10.191411S  Longitude: 31.241800E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Rock Art in Zambia

Unesco world heritage site in Zambia. More than 1000 rock paintings on a plateau east of Kasama.
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