ABSTRACT
Rhino Cave is a dark and hidden tunnel cave with east and west entrances, deep in Female hill and the carvings are on a vertical panel, facing a panel with a few paintings. The carvings overlap and truncate each other, in contrast to the more carefully positioned cupules and ellipsoids noted elsewhere and, as noted above, there is no clear separation of grooves from cupules. The Chifubwa Stream site in Zambia provides some clues as to the possible age of some carvings elsewhere. It seems clear that certain carvings were powerful symbols for diverse peoples over long periods throughout the continent. Their symbolic nature may support the incorporation of carvings into the broad label of rock art even if they defy most modern definitions of art. The carvings were produced by grinding and drilling after chipping and it seems improbable that the makers were not aware of the phenomenon.
