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Silver Hill I
Site
Brief description of site: The site is S facing and is below a large sandstone boulder. It is screened in front by a large patch of trees and can only be seen from the upper slopes. The site is about 20m long, 6m deep and the roof slopes from 5m to the ground at the back. The floor is divided in two sections by a dry stream course (winter time). The left side has soil with mixed grasses and slopes to the front and right of site. The right floor is sandy with some small rocks and is flat. Evidence of overflow was over the left section of the site.
Brief description of art: The paintings have not been recorded due to poor condition.
Hiltop II 7425
Site
Brief description of site: The site is 18m long, 3m deep and 1 to 2.5m high
Brief description of art: The painting consists of 1 antelope front facing with head down in a grazing posture. Most of the body is red while the legs, some of the ears and face is white. To the right of this antelope is another standing with its head and ears up. The nose, back and part of the neck and upper torso is in red while the rest of the antelope is in white. To the right of this antelope is graffiti. A further 1m to the right in a lower band is an antelope in a forward jumping position with back leg, tail, belly and foreleg in white and the rest in red. 2.2m from the right is one faded Eland. And 30cm to the right in the upper strata is a human in red paint?
Hiltop I 7425
Site
Brief description of site: The site is 85m long, 3m-10m deep and 4m-2m high.
Brief description of art: The art consists of: faded red human with kaross and bag, three men walking left but facing right. The first male has arrows by his arms, the second male is holding a bow and arrows, the third male is holding a bow and arrows pointing backwards his left arm has an infibulated penis. The outer males overlap the center male and are dark red. The third males hand disappears into a crack. 17m to the right is a small alcove with a finger smear and a thin red line. 1m to the right is a faded eland torso. To the right of this is a bichromatic antelope/reebok with the torso and head in yellow, the legs, belly and tail is in white. Above this there are three biochrome humans in yellow and white. The legs and torso are outlined in white and the hips and face are in yellow and the mouth and top of the head are in white. Below this painting is a biochrome antelope it's head, throat, legs and belly are in white and the rest is in red.
Cleopatra I
Site
Brief description of site: The site is a South facing shallow overhang that is very weathered. There a dense shrubbery as well as rocks on the left hand side. There is also water drip-stains on the right of the painted surface.
Brief description of art: There are a total of 11 paintings of animal headed and hooved figures. From left to right the panel goes as follows. There is one large figure with a concave face, headdress and carrying a stick with hoof like feet. There is evidence of two or three very faded figures, one with an elaborate headdress. There are also seven figures clad in maroon and black, one of the figures has an eagle head, another has an antelope like head. The rest of the figures have baboon like heads. Where the painting is clear all the figures are hooved. The last figure is steatopygic, hooved and has an animal head. This figure like the others is carrying a stick and is also in maroon and black. Below this panel to the left are three faded indeterminate paintings. Above and below the right side of the panel are small groups of paint 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.
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.