The rock engravings created by Stone Age hunter-gatherers depict animal tracks and human footprints.
Researchers working with Indigenous experts have uncovered fascinating information about a set of ancient rock engravings in southwestern Africa.as far back as 5,000 years ago, but potentially more recently—engravings are notoriously difficult to date.tracks of various animals
Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in the Doro Nawas mountains of Namibia. Indigenous experts have been able to identify the animals in the engravings.
Surveys conducted over the past few years by a team from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, have revealed more than 1,800 track engravings at 60 sites in the region. In total, the Indigenous experts identified around 40 different species. Of the 513 tracks analyzed, 345 represented animals that walk on four legs, while 62 were identified as bird tracks.
Some species only appear"rarely"—i.e. once or twice. These include aardvark, aardwolf, cheetah, eland, jackal, porcupine, rabbit and black stork.
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