Archaeology Namibia

Archaeology is the study human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes.

So today we are exploring one of Namibia's World Heritage Sites- Twyfelfontein

The Twyfelfontein is a site of ancient rock engravings in the Kunene Region of North-Western Namibia. It is seen as a World Heritage Site because it forms a coherent, extensive and high quality record of ritual practices relating to hunger-gatherer communities in this part of southern Africa over at least 2000 years and eloquently illustrates the links between the ritual and economic practices of hunter-gatherers.

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Newcomers Bring Changes

Topic 3.3: Newcomers bring changes The new comers who came to Namibia around 1800  Explorers  Traders  Hunters  Missionaries Explain why European explorers, traders, hunters and missionaries came to Namibia around 1800 1. Why explorers came to Namibia?  To study and draw maps about Namibia  To know the people and their cultures  To find out natural resources of Namibia. 2. Why traders came to Namibia?  They came for business  They traded guns for cattle, sheep and other items  Hunted elephants and rhinos for ivory  Hunted other animals for leather and ostrich for feathers. 3. Why missionaries came to Namibia?  The main aim is to teach about the Christian religion.  Started schools to teach people how to read and write.  They taught new skills in farming, art, building houses,.

Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe was a medieval African city known for its large circular wall and tower . It was part of a wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

Weather and Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years 16 Jun 2024 — Weather reflects short-term conditions of the atmosphere.

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