Hiltop I 7425

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Hiltop I 7425

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  • 2929BC132
  • Wright's Shelter (NMSA)

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      RSA WRI1

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      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.

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      How to find the site: From the KZN Wildlife office at Highmoor, take the main track towards fishing dams and cross lower dam along the weir. Bear right and along the track that goes along the hill to the left. Cross the top of the hill and go down to the stream above where the valley narrows before the drop over the edge of the Krantz. Cross the stream and follow the path towards the waterfall. This path leads into a large sloping shelter, it is immediately above the waterfall and there is another shelter just below it. To reach the shelter, go through this top shelter and follow the path to a shallow overhang on the corner.
      pl location th h: E?.8.4E.X
      pl location th i: x731
      Map sheet: 2929BC
      Map sheet: 2929BC_1972_ED1_GEO
      Map sheet: 2929BC_2000_ED3_GEO

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          Site visit comment: NMSA Rock Art Recording & Research Unit
          When was site visited: 01/03/1991
          When was site visited: 30/11/2002
          When was site visited: 12/2004
          When was site visited: Unknown
          When was site visited: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited: 01/1969
          When was site visited earliest: 30/11/2002
          When was site visited earliest: 01/12/2004
          When was site visited earliest: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited earliest: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited earliest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited earliest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited earliest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited earliest: 01/01/1969
          When was site visited latest: 30/11/2002
          When was site visited latest: 31/12/2004
          When was site visited latest: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited latest: 14/11/1999
          When was site visited latest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited latest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited latest: 07/11/2009
          When was site visited latest: 31/01/1969
          Who has been to site: Dowson, Thomas
          Who has been to site: Flett, Adrian
          Who has been to site: Flett, Adrian
          Who has been to site: Willcox, Alex. R
          Who has been to site: Anderson, G.
          Who has been to site: Menzel, A
          Who has been to site: Hochkofler, Michael
          Who has been to site: Topp, Tommy
          Who has been to site: Müller, Barbara
          Who has been to site: Lewis-Williams, David