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Many South Africans take rock art for granted, but if you stop and think about it for minute…….these paintings are extraordinary .

The Mona Lisa was painted about 500 years ago and today hangs in a climate controlled secure room in Paris.

These paintings at Alfred’s Rock in the Mapungubwe World Heritage site were created +-3000 years ago and have been outside since.(If you’ve had the privilege to experience a summer day and a winter’s night in Africa – you’ll understand why that fact alone deserves respect.)

Sure, they’re quite different pieces of art, but art all the same.

In fact, these paintings, as you can learn from the video embedded in the virtual tour, have great spiritual and religious significance too.

How blessed are we as  South Africans to have such a rich heritage?

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