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Matobo Hills - UNESCO World Heritage Centre The Matobo Hills have one of the highest concentrations of rock art in Southern Africa dating back at least 13,000 years The paintings illustrate evolving artistic styles and also socio-religious beliefs The whole bears testimony to a rich cultural tradition that has now disappeared
Matobo Hills World Heritage Site - Natural History Museum Of Zimbabwe There are battle sites, graves, ruins and relics that date back thousands of years through to recent events As such this cultural landscape is one of the most important in the country; it captures the soul of the nation In 2003 it was declared a World Heritage Site
Matobo Hills: UNESCO World Heritage Site Travel Guide The Matobo Hills comprise a living cultural landscape where people have interacted for over 100 000 years with the landscape, notably via rock paintings There are around 700 known sites with some 20 000 paintings They date from the late Stone Age and the Iron Age, the oldest are 13 000 years old
World Heritage Site - Matobo. org Matobo Hills (Cultural Landscape) World Heritage Site On the 5th July 2003, at the 27th Session of the World Heritage Committee, the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe were inscribed onto the World Heritage List by UNESCO
Matobo Hills I UNESCO Heritage Site - Matopos Hills Matobo Hills has one of the highest concentrations of rock art in southern Africa The rich evidence from archaeology and from the rock paintings at Matobo provide a very full picture of the lives of foraging societies in the Stone Age and the way agricultural societies came to replace them
Matobo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site Mzilikazi, founder of the Ndebele nation, gave the area its name, meaning “Bald Heads” and he is buried in the Matobo Hills just a short distance north east from the Park The National Park is the oldest in Zimbabwe, established in 1926 as Rhodes Matopos National Park, a bequest from Cecil rhodes
Matobo Hills - UNESCO World Heritage The Matobo Hills continue to provide a strong focus for the local community, which still uses shrines and sacred places closely linked to traditional, social and economic activities The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe The large boulders provide abundant
Matobo Hills UNESCO World Heritage Site - Hideaways Africa The geographical and spiritual landscapes of Matobo Hills have been carved over thousands of years, myth and legend held between boulder and crevice The area is encased in culture and history, from the rise and fall of Shona dynasties, the courage of Ndebele armies, to pioneers traversing the land
10 Matobo Hills: History and Rock Paintings | Whizzed Net Conservation Efforts: Matobo Hills is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique geological and cultural features Conservation efforts are ongoing to protect the natural and cultural heritage of the area, including its rock art and wildlife
Matobo National Park | National Parks Association Matobo National Park, also known as Matopos National Park, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Matobo Hills of Zimbabwe, approximately 22 miles (35 kilometers) south of Bulawayo