Overview
Identifiers
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 17:08
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 12:12.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recording Media
GPS
Primary?
Yes
Physical Aspects
Physical Site Type
Overhang
Location Type
Kloof/Valley
Dimensions
Length
50.00m
Breadth
50.00m
Classifications
Archaeological Time Periods
Stone Artefacts - Rock Types
Ochre
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.920389, 23.014167
Northern Cape
- Z F Mgcawu
- Tsantsabane
Directions to Site
This site comprises a small shelter with rock art located against a rocky ledge on the lower
slopes of the hill on which site JNK 5 is situated. The rock shelter faces toward the south with
views of the dry river bed and valley below.
slopes of the hill on which site JNK 5 is situated. The rock shelter faces toward the south with
views of the dry river bed and valley below.
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:05.
Administration Description
Date: 2016-04-04
Action Status: Accepted
Site Action: Conservation
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on 19/12/2019 - 17:09.
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment
The Jenkins painted site is therefore of particularly high significance, namely Local Significance Grade 3B (LS. 3B). Grading by: Mase Rantsieng
Significance criteria
Statement of Significance
The site comprises a rock shelter, with rock paintings and low levels of LSA stone tools. sites with engravings occur more commonly in the surroundings of the study area than painted sites. The Jenkins painted site is therefore of particularly high significance, namely Local Significance Grade 3B (LS. 3B).
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slopes of the hill on which site JNK 5 is situated. The rock shelter faces toward the south with
views of the dry river bed and valley below.
Only one panel comprising four images in red ochre could be identified. Furthermore, low
densities of LSA lithics were found on the dripline of the rock shelter. An activity area where
stone tools were manufactured in situ, was also recorded In the immediate surroundings of
the rock shelter. During the field survey for an Archaeological Impact Assessment by (Webley
& Halkett, 2010), two LSA lithics were identified on the same rocky ledge. These two lithics
are located 93 m south-east of the rock shelter. The site comprises a rock shelter, with rock paintings and low levels of LSA stone tools.