Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Tanzania  |
| Coordinates | 4°43′28″S 35°50′02″E / 4.72444°S 35.83389°ECoordinates: 4°43′28″S 35°50′02″E / 4.72444°S 35.83389°E |
| Criteria | ii, iv[1] |
| Reference | 1183 |
| Inscription | 2006 (30th Session) |
  Location of Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings | |
The Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings are a series of caves carved into the side of a hill looking out over the steppe. They are located approximately nine kilometres east of the main highway (T5) from Dodoma to Babati, about 20 km north of Kondoa town, in Kondoa District of Dodoma Region, Tanzania. The caves contain paintings, some of which are believed by the Tanzania Antiquities Department to date back more than 50,000 years. The exact number of rock art sites in the Kondoa area is currently uncertain, however, estimates are of between 150 and 450 of the decorated rock shelters.[2] The paintings depict elongated people, animals, and hunting scenes. Tourists are asked to report to the Antiquities Department office on the highway at the village of Kolo and ask for the cave paintings guide.
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Close-up view
References
Further reading
- UNESCO.org World Heritage Tentative List
- Leakey, Mary D. (July 1983). "Tanzania's Stone Age Art". National Geographic. Vol. 164 no. 1. pp. 84–99. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.
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