Hollefontein I 38

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Hollefontein I 38

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        Brief description of site: This site is located on the western side of a small poort or pass on a 1 300 m contour. The site consists of a large 2.4 m high pile of rough dolerite rock covering approximately 25 m2. For years the engravings were covered over by bushes.

        There are a few lithics (stone tools) located on the surface of the site. These stone tools are mostly made from lydianite of 'hornfels' - also known as indurated shale. Among the stone tools are flakes - which were general purpose tools used to cut, scrape and so forth. There is no bone preserved and no ostrich eggshell was observed.
        Brief description of art: There is a 700 mm x 600 mm lightly pecked outline engraving of an antelope. The antelope is somewhat amorphous but may represent a hartbeest or blesbok. The peck marks are not deep and they are still relatively unweathered - suggesting an age of between 150 - 500 years.

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        Colesberg

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        How to find the site: Hollefontein 38 is located 23 km NW of Colesberg in the Colesberg District, Northern Cape.
        pl location th h: E?.8.7.1
        pl location th i: x553
        Map sheet: 3024DB
        Map sheet: 3024DB_1969_ED1_GEO
        Map sheet: 3024DB_2005_ED3_GEO
        Map sheet: 3024_1974_ED2_MD_198509_GEO
        Map sheet: 3024_1974_ED2_MD_198509_GEO

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            When was site visited: 06/07/2001
            When was site visited earliest: 06/07/2001
            When was site visited latest: 06/07/2001
            Who has been to site: Ouzman, Sven