Rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, Namibia.
Twyfelfontein (meaning "Doubtful Spring" in Afrikaans) has one of the most extensive galleries of rock art in the world. There are some 2’000 engravings and paintings at this site, many dating from 6’000 years ago, others more modern. The engravings have been made by cutting through the hard surface of sandstone rock to reveal a rougher, different-coloured layer below. Many of them depict animals and their tracks, like this lion. It holds its tail erect, appears to have a paw-print at the end of its tail, and is carrying prey in its mouth (possibly a zebra). The site at Twyfelfontein is unique and was made into a National Monument in 1952. This engraving depicts a rhinoceros.
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Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
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