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Classification  | A.05.1. Archaeology, Rock Art
Proclamation No  | 042/1968
Place  | Oase, Farm Rostock-Sued No. 414, District of Windhoek
Region  | Khomas
Site Environment  | Situated in the Oase Cave on private farmland.
Instangible Aspects  | One of the countries finest examples of Rock Art.
Refences  | Official Gazette 2937, No. 67, 1968. Vogt, Andreas, "National Monuments in Namibia", Windhoek 2004, p. 39-40. Scherz, ER, "Felsbilder in Suedwestafrika. Teil III: Die Malereien", Koeln/Wien 1986. File missing.
Legal Status  | Declared as National Monument on 01.11.1968 by the Historical Monuments Commission for South West Africa (HMC).
     

Description

Scherz (1986) described 71 assemblages of individual paintings and groupings. Various animals and a group of 60 people are depicted.

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Brief History

The paintings date from various periods.
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