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ROCK ART NEWS
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Traveling: Visit Kondoa, Tanzania rock paintings, January 2011 |
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Panel depicting human and geometric images.
Photo: David Coulson/TARA
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Reported by TheCitizen, January 2012
The beautiful scenery of Kondoa came to my attention once again recently. My associate and I left Arusha in the afternoon and two-hours later we arrived in Babati, where we were meant to spend a night before heading to Kolo, Kondoa the next day.
After a night in Babati town, we went on our way to Kolo – the home of rock painting sites. The road from Babati to Kolo passes through an undulating landscape with a united ribbon of villages. I noticed, as we drove on, that this area had received the best rain recently.
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"Africa's rock art is the common heritage of all Africans and all people. It is the common heritage of humanity. As populations increase and vandalism and theft of Africa's rock art are on the rise, this irreplaceable resource is highly threatened. It is time for Africa's leaders to take a new and more active role. We must save this cultural heritage before it is too late."
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2005)
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