Cup-Mark Boulder South
Cup-Mark Boulder South Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Classical·🇿🇦 Cederberg, South Africa
About
About Cup-Mark Boulder South
Cup-Mark Boulder South in Cederberg, South Africa is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock art attributed to Classical culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Classical site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Cup-Mark Boulder South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.2140° S · 19.4796° E · 631 m · 3 mapped features
Cup-Mark Boulder South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary rock-art feature at Cup-Mark Boulder South
31.2132° S · 19.4804° ECup-Mark Boulder South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Cup-Mark Boulder South
31.2147° S · 19.4790° ECup-Mark Boulder South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Cup-Mark Boulder South
31.2129° S · 19.4786° E