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Date: Jul 1 00:38 2007

Twyfelfontein rock-art site	Permalink

The Twyfelfontein rock-art site in the Kunene Region has been listed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The listing of Twyfelfontein as a World Heritage Site was approved yesterday at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee, currently under way in Christchurch, New Zealand. Read more __________________

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Date: Nov 13 09:23 2006

Rock carvings	Permalink

Ancient rock carvings inside a hill-top cave near Kalpetta (Kerala, India), believed to date back to the neolithic period, are facing ruin for want of proper attention by the government and academic bodies. The rare historic treasure at Thovarymala, throwing light into human habitation in the Wayanad area since ancient times, is yet to receive the protection of agencies like Archaeology Department, which preserves the Edakkal caves just five km away. The carvings, found on the upperside of the cave, depict circular and squarish figures, striking by the geometric precision of the design and execution. One carving closely resembles a bird, an artistic proof of the stone-age man's creative instinct to depict the world around him despite the limitations of his primitive tools. Read more __________________

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