Documentation and Inventory of Granite Kop Rock Art and Archaeological Sites

$14K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Oct 23, 2005
End Date	Sep 13, 2008
Duration	1,056 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77046-48`

Grant Description

To support the documentation of rock art paintings and develop a site database to monitor the condition of the rock art at multiple sites. The rock paintings shed light on the economic and social transformations of pre-historic people. University students will have on-site training in sustainable preservation.

It is urgent to document the sites before they are open to tourists later this year.