28/08/2026
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Phillips Cave is a cave shelter in insoluble granite rocks, formed by erosion. It is located on the Ameib Game Ranch in the Erongo Mountains, between Swakopmund and Usakos. The name "Ameib" itself means "green place" โ and true to its name, the farm is a surprising green oasis set amidst spectacular granite landscapes.
It was named after the former owner of the farm, Emil Philip, who discovered the cave and the Bushman paintings.
The most famous painting is the "White Elephant" into which, probably at a later stage, a small red antelope has been drawn. Furthermore, drawings of giraffes, rhinos, ostriches, springbok, kudus and also 6 imprints of human hands are found.
The cave became widely known because it was visited by Abbรฉ Henri Breuil in 1950. He published the results of the C14 dating of remains from the cave, which was 3368 BC ยฑ 200 years. Stone tools, dated to 3500 BC, found in the cave strongly support the assumption that it was most probably one of the San dwellings.
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๐ธ Willihem Johannes