Description: Brandberg, Namiba covers an area of 650 sq km and rises 2,573 m above the surrounding desert. More than 43,000 figures in 879 sites have been documented here by Harald Pager (1923-1985). Most of this work has been published by the Heinrich-Barth-Institut in five monographs ("The Rock Paintings of the Upper Brandberg") with another two in preparation. Peter Breunig found pieces of exfoliated rock art at Brandberg associated with carbon-bearing material that was dated at 2,700 BP. Springbok (top picture) are the most commonly depicted animals at Brandberg. These gazelles are rain-animals for they symbolize the desire to keep the green landscape in a part of Africa beset by drought (Lenssen-Erz 1994). Most Brandberg paintings deal with mobility, gender equality, or community. People seem to be on the move at Brandberg and many figures carry equipment. People carrying children, however, are a very rare motif (bottom picture).