Rosetta Stone of Rock Art, South Africa

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This site is commonly referred to as the “Rosetta Stone” of southern African rock art because it was in this iconic panel that archaeologists first uncovered a significant key to understanding the symbolism of San rock art. First thought to be simple reproductions of everyday life and hunting by a primitive people, many of the mystical images are now seen as ‘therianthropic’, or images seen by shamans (healers) while in dance-induced trances.