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The majority of these sites have rock paintings, with only two exceptions having been reported: rock engraving sites to the west of Kondoa. KOLO is a small village along the ‘highway from Arusha to Dodoma (Capital of Tanzania).
It takes about 3 hours to get to Kolo from Arusha by four wheel drive (224km) and another three hours to get from Kolo to Dodoma (180km). THE district of Kondoa, especially around the tiny village of Kolo, lies at the centre of one of the most impressive collections of ancient rock art on the African continent. COMMON painted motifs are animals, human and various geometric designs.
These rock painting sites do not only contain rock paintings but also have a rich archaeological record dating from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) right up to the Iron Age. SOME of the rock shelters, notably the Mongomi wa Kolo shelter and its surrounding environments, are also connected to living heritage.
This site and its landscape have been used by local people, the Warangi and Waasi, for traditional ritual ceremonies.
MARY Leakey began documenting these rock paintings in the 1950s and when she was done, the conclusion are that these were the second most extensive rock painting sites in Africa next to Tassili N’Ajjer in Algeria.