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RecordingGroup

General

AutoID: 

NOORD1 - 10/02/2013

Author: 

sven.ouzman

RecordingDate: 

10/02/2013 -
10:00 to 12:00

PrimaryRecording?: 

Yes

Recorders: 

Sven Ouzman

Directions: 

Previously, the site was erroneously plotted as being on the Noordbron section of the farm Pampoen Fontein. The site is, in fact, on Lot 12 Grootfontein (also Known as Beaverlac, owned by the Olivier family). The site is almost on the southern boundary of Lot 12, as it abuts the northern boundary of Pampoen Fontein. Terrain not especially rugged but bushes scratchy and long pants probably a good idea. Did not search for other sites, but lots of likely-looking spots.

SiteComments: 

The site is remarkable.

Description
: An ideal living site. Flat, sandy floor and gently sloping apron proceeding from a high overhang that has two deep (more than 10 m) inner lobes.

Vegetation
: There is noticeably more vegetation at this site than in the surrounds. Yvette van Wyk's Masters study of how human habitation of site affects vegetation would here be useful. Photos sent to her and she identifies, provisionally bearing in mind she did not visit the site, she offered the following provisional identifications. The large tree mentioned in the 1958 site visit as Wild Olive Olea eauropaea  that Jan Vlok and Eugene Moll, on photos Yvette showed them, consider to be anywhere between 200-1000 years old). The bushes seem mostly to be Diospyros dichrophylla (ebony family and known also as Poison Star Apple). Wood that is dark, hard, and good for making fire). The aloe is probably Aloe comptonii, though this is meant to be a southern Karoo species, so perhaps out of place; though aloes are notoriously hard to identify. The ID per pic is:
Dodonea angustifolia - Diospyros glabra – Olea europaea subsp africana (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site)

Diospyros dichrophylla – Diospyros glabra - Solanum tomentosum – Crassula spp – Ficinia sp – Pentaschistus sp – Mesemb sp (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (91))

Maytenus oleoides (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (88))

 Olea europaa subsp africana (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (52) and SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (44))

Milkwood, Sideroxylon inerme [unusual in that a coastal species and not known to occur in Cederberg in historic times] (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (45))

Aloe comptonii – Olea europaea subsp africana – Diospyros dicrophylla – Stoebe sp – Ficinia sp – Diospyros glabra or Euclea racemosa (SA_WCP_Clanwilliam_Lot 12 Grootfontein_Galleon Site (87))



General
: A large rock in front of the famous 'galleon' painting acts as a sediment trap and there may be decent pockets of deposit here and among the bushes. Faces NW but with not as good a view as the previously recording suggests; certainly not extensive 'vlaktes'.

Other relevant info: The famous 'elephants in boxes' site at Monte Christo is 2.5 km to the SSW on the lower slopes of the Olifantsrivierberge. 3 km to the north along the Ratel River is a site with what is said to be a 'man on a horse' - another 'contact' element.

RecordingMedia: 

  • Digital Photos
  • GPS
 
 

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