{"id":10215,"date":"2022-02-17T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ha-baroana-cave-paintings"},"modified":"2022-02-17T10:37:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T10:37:12","slug":"ha-baroana-cave-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ha-baroana-cave-paintings","title":{"rendered":"Ha Baroana Cave Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>DEEP IN THE CRADLE OF civilization, you can still find traces of our ancient ancestors. Lesotho\u2019s amazing Ha Baroana site is only an hour\u2019s drive from the capital of Maseru, and on the far side of the Liphiring River, tucked inconspicuously beneath a black-and-tan cave, sit a remarkably preserved stretch of paintings.<\/p>\n

The walls of Ha Baroana, which translates as \u201chome of the bushmen,\u201d are decorated with paintings of animals like leopards, lions, antelope, cranes, and guinea fowls, as well as paintings of people hunting and dancing.<\/p>\n

It has been estimated that the paintings were made about 2,000 years ago by the San people, a group of hunter-gatherers who have inhabited southern Africa for thousands of years, long before the arrival of Bantu-speaking nations.<\/p>\n

Though the paintings are faded from years of exposure to the elements, it\u2019s still possible to make out a series of hunting scenes, a sight that is sure to give even the most jaded wanderer chills.<\/p>\n

Know Before You Go It’s best to take a local guide with a 4×4, as the last several kilometers of the trip call for crossing a series of working pastures.<\/p>\n

Although the steep, scenic hike down into the river valley will be almost as impressive as the paintings themselves, the path isn’t suitable for anyone for mobility issues, and can be downright treacherous during the rainy summer season.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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