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Cascade I
Site
Brief description of site: The site faces NNW. The shelter is in a 250m sandstone band with many hollows. The painted section is 20m long, 4m deep and 4m high. The floor is fine sand and cattle dung with many fallen rocks and some bedrock. There are small shrubs and grass in front of the shelter, there is no screen as well as a steep slope to the river. There is some water drip in the summer. The painted surface is very badly weathered with extensive exfoliation. The shelter is used a lot by herdsmen and cattle. There are cattle rubbings on the painted surface.
Brief description of art: The site contains more than 147 paintings: 107 Humans- 32 male, 5 female, 70 indeterminate. 28 animals: 9 eland, 3 rhebuck, 2 hartebeest, 2 felines, 1 baboon/dog, 11 indeterminate. Equipment: 6 quivers and ball, 33 remains.
Cascade II
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a large overhang in a krans with a small damp overhang in the centre. There are trees on the slope in front of the shelter but there is no screening for the site. The overhang is 50m long, 10m deep. The shelter is 13m long, 5m deep and 3m high with a strong water drip.
Site
Brief description of site: The site is fairly small and easily accessible. The site has large partial/fairly well preserved paintings. Human impact is not visible, however there is water seepage on the rock face. Moss is growing all over the damp rocks.
Site
Brief description of site: The site is ESE facing with a vertical face. There is seepage present on the rock face. The paintings are screened by trees close to the rock face, but the general area has no natural screening.
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a ESE facing overhang which measures 7m long, 3m deep and 1-2m high. The site has no natural screening. Seepage is present on the rock face.
Site
Brief description of site: The overhang faces NE and measures 6m long, 1-2m deep and more than 2m high. The site has poor natural screening. Seepage is present on the rock face.
Site
Brief description of site: The overhang faces NNE and is 35m long, 2-4m deep and >2m high. The site is moderately screened by trees. Seepage is present on the rock face.