Kondoa Rock Art Sites
Tanzania · Africa · ✦ UNESCO World Heritage Site
A layered 8,000-year archive of multiple African artistic traditions in one landscape
Age
~3,000–8,000 yrs
Period
Neolithic–Iron Age
Setting
Rock shelter
Art form
Paintings
Discovered
1935
Status
Open to Visitors
A UNESCO World Heritage site in central Tanzania with over 150 locations containing thousands of paintings attributed to ancestral San and Cushitic peoples. The paintings span multiple periods and cultural traditions, from fluid naturalistic wildlife to bold abstract human figures rendered in red, white and black.
Notable Features
- ◦ 150+ painting sites
- ◦ Multiple cultural traditions
- ◦ Naturalistic wildlife paintings
Depicted Subjects
GiraffesElephantsHuman FiguresCattleGeometric Shapes
Plan a Visit
AccessThis cave can be visited.
Sources & Further Reading
Hours & prices change — always confirm on the official site before travelling.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons — image credits. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.