The Rock Art
Research Institute at Wits University is the official Prime Origins Rock
Art scientific advisor.
Welcome
to the Prime Origins Rock Art Project
The PRIME ORIGINS ROCK ART PROJECT is a media and tourism initiative to
promote South Africa's rich heritage of rock art. Through this site you
can access news and information relating to San rock art and book yourself
onto specialist tours that will give you an insight into the hunter-gatherers'
rich artistic and religious life.
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Rock Art Doyen Dies
Patricia Vinnicombe, doyen of rock art research and author of the classic " People of the Eland" died earlier this year.
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New insights into Khoi Rock Art
Research by the Rock Art Research Institute has shown that Khoi rock art is distinctly different in style from San Rock Art. This has helped archaeologists trace ancient Khoi migration routes into southern Africa.
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Interview with Stephen Townley Bassett, creator of the recently published book, "Rock Paintings of South Africa: a Legacy Revealed"
Stephen Townley Bassett is possessed by a passion to make accurate and beautiful reproductions of the Bushman/San rock art of South Africa.
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Featured Site
Painting from the N-E Cape:
It is a painting like this which certainly confirms the view that a large percentage of the rock art of Southern Africa relates to themes of shamanism and trance.
(Tracing by kind permission of Ben Maclennan)
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