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eCRAG Tankwa Karoo 20-22 November 2015

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SurveyDate: 

20/11/2015 to 22/11/2015

RecordingProject: 

eCRAG 2007 -

About the Survey: 

The Tankwa Karoo recce survey was conceived by Arne Pitlo as Mariette Pitlo and Fiona Warrin had worked together and had since been friends for many years. Curt Warrin (Fiona's husband) is an honorary ranger and he brought a number of other honorary rangers and their families for the weekend:

eCRAG:
Janette Deacon
Arne & Mariette Pitlo
Nic Wiltshire
Doreen Gowans
Cilla Williams
Phil & Gill Cohen

Honorary Rangers and families:
Greg Austin
Zirk Botha
Charl & his family
Dick, Jackie and Daniel
Curt, Fiona, Georgia & son

Overall we did not find a lot of rock art although there is the possibility of finding rock engravings on the dolerite boulders. These should be surveyed by an archaeologist in the future. The overhangs formed in the Waterford Formation of the Roggeveld foothills on the eastern end of the Park had two sites - one known previously that we recorded and another that we found on the Gannaga Pass. 

There were a lot ruins and some graves. Besides the few rock art sites and the ruins there are lots of MSA scatters and one does not need to go far before finding another site on the well exposed surfaces.

Author: 

nic.wiltshire

Post date: 

22/11/2015 - 17:38
 
 

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