TWYFELFONTEIN SITE

The site of Twyfelfontein is known and recognized for its rock paintings. It has been inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List since 2007. The 57 ha site is located near a water source that gave its name to Twyfelfontein, translated by "doubtful source", given the lack of enthusiasm of the water flow! We imagine that the presence of this spring probably explains the choice of the site by the Bushmen communities of the time. The engravings, made in red sandstone stones, are remarkably well preserved, and the animals represented are easily recognizable. One can distinguish different phases of execution of the engravings, whose age is estimated between 5,000 and 6,000 years. One can discover, for example, a sea lion, suggesting contact between the Bushmen and the Atlantic coast, which was then about 100 km away. Among the approximately 2,500 engravings, you will notice a superb one of a rhinoceros, but also the largest representation of elephants on the site, or that of a lion whose tail ends in the shape of a footprint, but also traces of eland and kudu footprints, engraved on a large stone wall as if they were on the blackboard of a schoolroom. Given the extent of the territory, it is highly recommended to go with a specialized guide. He will be able to tell you the story of the scenes that are drawn on the stones and in the glowing caves of the Namibian landscape, a true open-air museum and witness of the Bushmen art of the time.