Sites

Site RH-15 is situated on a small dolerite outcrops. Stone Age lithic artefacts are scattered across the hill and
immediate surrounds. These artefacts are primarily ascribed to the Later Stone Age (LSA) including macrolithic and
microlithic samples, produced from a variety of raw material sources, including siliceous material as well as
dolerite, quartzite and hornfels. Artefact ratios (artefact: m²) vary radically across the site, being clustered in
solution pockets on the hill itself and scattered across the Hutton sand context. Maximum recorded ratios equal
25:1, but a fair average is estimated at around 8-10:1. While LSA artefacts may well be directly associated with the
Rock Art on the hill a few MSA tools are also present; inferred to be in secondary context and primarily the result of
past fluvial disturbance. At least 9 engraved panels comprise the Rock Art at the site, while a few panels have been located downhill from the site, again inferred to be the result of past floods and fluvial disturbance. Rock Art at the site all comprise of pecked engravings (petroglyphs), including a number of motives: Most prominent amongst these are animal
figurines, including 2 antelope on a broken piece of dolerite and a large zebra and giraffe, both individual panel
pieces and in excess of 45x30cm in size. No human or anthropomorphic figurines were found at the site. Twirling
lines and rough geometrics dominate the panel engravings, but many are quite weathered; testimony to past fluvial
impact on the site. Motives identified on panels that rolled downslope  includes a pecked engraving of an eland on a boulder half buried under the sand. More engraved panels may be present in the area – hill wash may well have resulted in art being submerged in sand.