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Southern African Rock Art Project

These exceptionally clear paintings are in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Processions of people are typical of dancing scenes associated with altered states of consciousness. The sheep and dogs indicate that the paintings are less than 2000 years old. Photo: Janette Deacon.

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