Revisiting the Parietal Art of Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa
@article{Morris2016RevisitingTP, title={Revisiting the Parietal Art of Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa}, author={David Morris}, journal={African Archaeological Review}, year={2016}, volume={33}, pages={265-275} }
Seen by all who visit Wonderwerk Cave, the rock paintings that adorn its walls have attracted less attention than many other aspects of the site. The paper gives a brief account of their history and significance and of factors that have constrained their study. Graffiti damage and restoration added layers through which researchers would need to delve in order to understand them archaeologically. Pointing to directions for future work, the paper concludes with discussion on a currently debated…
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