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Site
Authorized form of name
Somerton II 234
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RSA SOT2
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Brief description of site: This is a small shelter under a large boulder. The shelter is about 7m long, 1.5m high and 2m deep. It faces to the northeast.
Brief description of art: The paintings in the shelter are comprised of faded red remains of a red antelope and a faded human figure in white. Little can be said about these paintings.
Brief description of art: The paintings in the shelter are comprised of faded red remains of a red antelope and a faded human figure in white. Little can be said about these paintings.
Places
Maclear
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Functions, occupations and activities
Conservation action taken: Conservation
Despite the poor state of preservation, there do not appear to be any immediate threats
to the paintings. The usual precautions should nevertheless be observed.
Recommendations
To prevent future conservation problems, it is recommended that the following measures be put in place:
Strangers should only visit the site with the permission of, and accompanied by, the farm owners.
Large groups of people should not be taken to the site; they will create excessive dust that will settle on and obscure the paintings.
Livestock should not be allowed into the shelter.
Under no circumstances should paintings be wet.
Visitors to the shelter should avoid touching the rock, particularly the fragile sections.
There is little that can be done about the birds and the fragile nature of the rock.
Conservation needed: yes
Despite the poor state of preservation, there do not appear to be any immediate threats
to the paintings. The usual precautions should nevertheless be observed.
Recommendations
To prevent future conservation problems, it is recommended that the following measures be put in place:
Strangers should only visit the site with the permission of, and accompanied by, the farm owners.
Large groups of people should not be taken to the site; they will create excessive dust that will settle on and obscure the paintings.
Livestock should not be allowed into the shelter.
Under no circumstances should paintings be wet.
Visitors to the shelter should avoid touching the rock, particularly the fragile sections.
There is little that can be done about the birds and the fragile nature of the rock.
Conservation needed: yes
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Maintenance notes
When was site visited: 12/12/2005
When was site visited: 12/12/2005
When was site visited earliest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited earliest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited latest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited latest: 12/12/2005
Who has been to site: Pearce, David
Who has been to site: Mallen, Lara
When was site visited: 12/12/2005
When was site visited earliest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited earliest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited latest: 12/12/2005
When was site visited latest: 12/12/2005
Who has been to site: Pearce, David
Who has been to site: Mallen, Lara