GK4 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3218DA24

Site Name

Grootkloof 4

Site Category

Archaeological » Rock Art

Historical/alternative Site Name

Nickname, Cave of spectacles

Record Administration

Author

cilla.williams

Post date

Saturday, October 28, 2017 - 16:31

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:49

Archaeology

Archaeology Recordings

Submitted by carrie.mashek on Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 10:56.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

GK4

Recording date

28/10/2017

Recording Media

Digital Photos

GPS

Primary?

Yes

Physical Aspects

Physical Site Type

Overhang

Orientation/Direction Facing

Location Type

Open/Flat

Height (AGL)

High

AccessDifficulty

Hard

Dimensions

Width

10.04m

Depth

6.60m

Height

2.80m

Classifications

Archaeological Time Periods

LSA

Rock Art

Rock Art Recordings

Submitted by carrie.mashek on Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 10:56.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

GK4

Recording date

28/10/2017

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Rock Art Damage Types

Birds Nests

Dust

Flaking/Rock Exfoliation

Salts

Water

Motif Listing

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Panel Sort descending	Images #	Tradition	Technique	Motif	Colours	Equipment	Facing	SP?	Notes
10-12	3	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Possible Male	Red		Left (L), Right (R)	✖
10-12	1	Historical Graffiti	Monochrome	Charcoal	Black			✖	Gersam Mouton
10-12	1	Finger Painted	Monochrome	Marks/Smears	Red			✖
10-12	1	Historical Graffiti	Monochrome	Charcoal	Black			✖	15 Jon
10-12	3	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Medium - Large Antelope	Red		Right (R)	✖
10-12	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red	Bag	Left (L)	✖
12-14	5	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red		Right (R)	✖
14-16 Outer rim	2	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Right (R)	✖
14-16 Outer rim	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Small Antelope	Red		Right (R)	✖
14-16 Outer rim	19	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver, TCB, Bag, Stick	Right (R)	✖
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Bow, Bag	Right (R)	✖
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Paint Patch	Red			✖
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Small Antelope	Red		Right (R)	✔	On human
2-4	6	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver, Bag	Right (R), Left (L)	✖	Mini figs
2-4	18	Fine Line	Monochrome	Paint Patch	Red			✖
2-4	2	Fine Line	Monochrome	Possible Male	Red	Quiver	Left (L), Right (R)	✖
2-4	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Left (L)	✖
2-4	1	Finger Painted	Monochrome	Finger Dots Groups/Clusters	Red			✖	12
2-4	2	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red		Right (R)	✖	Mini figs
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Bow, Bag	Left (L)	✖
2-4	2	Fine Line	Monochrome	Possible Male	Red		Left (L)	✔	SP with small buck
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	U Shapes	Red			✖	7 upside down U shape
2-4	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red		Right (R)	✖	Seated, club coming out of his face
2-4	2	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Male	Red		Left (L), Right (R)	✖
2-4	1	Finger Painted	Monochrome	Daubs/Strokes	Red			✖	3
2-4	2	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Sheep	Red		Right (R)	✖	Really crude
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Bag	Right (R)	✔	SP with zebra
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Remnants/Faded Indeterminate	Red			✖	Possibly three figs
4-6	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Small Antelope	Red		Right (R)	✖
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Small Antelope	Red		Left (L)	✖
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Remnants/Faded Indeterminate	Red			✖
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Female	Red		Right (R)	✖	With large bum steotypigia
4-6	4	Fine Line	Monochrome	Possible Male	Red	Quiver, Stick, Bag	Right (R)	✖
4-6	4	Fine Line	Monochrome	Eland	Red		Right (R)	✖	Prominent dulaps
4-6	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Zebra/Quagga	Red		Right (R)	✔	SP over fine line fig
4-6	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Black	Bag, Quiver	Right (R)	✖
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red		Left (L)	✖	Very smeared
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red		Left (L)	✖	Mini fig
4-6	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver, Bag	Left (L)	✖
4-6	4	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	TCB, Bag, Quiver, Arrow	Left (L), Right (R)	✖
6-8	2	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Right (R)	✔	SP on humans
6-8	2	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Right (R)	✖	Possible elephants
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Male	Red		Right (R)	✖	Dangling ball and chain
6-8	1	Finger Painted	Monochrome	Marks/Smears	Yellow			✖
6-8	6	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver	Right (R)	✖
6-8	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Left (L)	✖	Straight tail round face and small ears
6-8	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Hartebeest	Red		Right (R)	✖
6-8	5	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Right (R)	✖	Blob like bodies could be sheep
6-8	2	Fine Line	Monochrome	Paint Patch	Red			✖
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Right (R)	✖
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Remnants/Faded Indeterminate	Red			✖	Little remnants painted around previous human
6-8	37	Fine Line	Bichrome, Monochrome	Male	White, Red	Quiver, Stick, Bow, Bag, Arrow, Karosses	Right (R), Left (L)	✖
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Abstract	Red			✖	Spikey end and a bucket like middle area. Connected to a fence or lines
6-8	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver	Left (L)	✖
6-8	8	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Male	Red	Bag, Quiver, Stick	Right (R), Left (L)	✔	SP by white paint
6-8	1	Finger Painted	Monochrome	Daubs/Strokes	Red			✖	Mishmash of types
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Left (L)	✖
6-8	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Human	Red		Left (L)	✖	Antelope like body
6-8	17	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Quiver, Bag	Left (L), Right (R)	✖	Small and large, hook head
6-8	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Male	Red	Bag, Quiver	Left (L)	✖
8-10	3	Fine Line	Monochrome	Dog/canid	White		Right (R)	✖
8-10	1	Fine Line	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Left (L)	✖
8-10	1	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Indeterminate Animal	Red		Indeterminate (I)	✖
8-10	3	Fine Line	Monochrome	Medium - Large Antelope	Red		Right (R)	✖
8-10	4	Crude Fine	Monochrome	Medium - Large Antelope	Red		Right (R), Left (L)	✖