Megalithic Portal: Latest from Zimbabwe

World's View Matobo National Park

ladrin — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:46:05 GMT

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Great Zimbabwe

ladrin — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:13:41 GMT

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Inanke Cave

Andy B — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:36:08 GMT

"For visitors able to reach Inanke, the reward is unsurpassed." - prehistoric paintings are a celebration of life, see comment. Rock Shelter in Zimbabwe. San (Bushmen) lived in the Matobo Hills about 2,000 years ago, leaving a rich heritage in hundreds of rock paintings. There are over 3,000 registered rock art sites, with the main periods of painting being between 320 and 500 C.E.. In the many crevices and caves, clay ovens and other historic artefacts have been found, and various archaeological finds date back as far as the Pre-Middle Stone Age, around 300,000 B.P.

Bambata Cave

h_fenton — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:27:22 GMT

]]>Bambata Cave, a rock shelter with rock paintings, on the edge of Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe (south of Bulawayo). Part of the cave has been excavated and has revealed occupation deposits that date back around 3000 years. Rock art of the walls depicts a variety of animals, people, grain storage bins?, and a strange spirit medium that seems to be everywhere.