Rock Paintings of southern Africa

This painting is a copy of one of the many thousands left by the original inhabitants of the southern half of the African continent, the ancestors of today's Bushman or San people. The last rock paintings were executed during the early years of the 20th Century, while the earliest are the subject of scientific controversy. However, it seems certain that sophisticated art was being created in Africa at least 20,000-40,000 years ago, if not much longer.