Diepkloof Rock Shelter

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Diepkloof Rock Shelter is a rock shelter in Western Cape, South Africa in which has been found some of the earliest evidence of the human use of symbols, in the form of patterns engraved upon ostrich eggshell water containers. These date around 60,000 years ago.
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archaeological site, cave, rock shelter, The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South Africa, 
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Location: -32.3867, 18.4528, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Diepkloof Rock Shelter ⓘ
    rock shelter in South Africa
  • Elands Bay Cave ⓘ
    Cave in Western Cape, South Africa
  • Verlorenvlei Heritage Settlement ⓘ
  • Bobbejaansberg tunnel ⓘ
    rail tunnel in South Africa
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Diepkloof-excavation-2009-detailDiepkloof-excavation-2009-detail
Diepkloof-excavation-2009Diepkloof-excavation-2009
Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western CapeDiep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape
Archaeological Excavation, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western CapeArchaeological Excavation, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape
SAN Rock Art Colonial Male Figure, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Western CapeSAN Rock Art Colonial Male Figure, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Western Cape
Antelope rock painting, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western CapeAntelope rock painting, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape
Provincial Heritage Site Marker, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands BayProvincial Heritage Site Marker, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay
Hand prints, Rock Art, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape South AfricaHand prints, Rock Art, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape South Africa
Diepkloof Eggshell EngravingsDiepkloof Eggshell Engravings
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveDiepkloof Rock Shelterrock shelter, archaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveElands Bay Cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveVerlorenvlei Heritage SettlementcaveWikidata
    sitetunnelBobbejaansberg tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageDiepkloof-general-view Commons
    commonsimageDiepkloof-excavation-2009-detail Commons
    commonsimageDiepkloof-excavation-2009 Commons
    commonsimageDiep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape Commons
    commonsimageArchaeological Excavation, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape Commons
    commonsimageSAN Rock Art Colonial Male Figure, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Western Cape Commons
    commonsimageAntelope rock painting, Diep Kloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape Commons
    commonsimageProvincial Heritage Site Marker, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay Commons
    commonsimageHand prints, Rock Art, Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Elands Bay, Western Cape South Africa Commons
    commonsimageDiepkloof Eggshell Engravings Commons
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