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| Chongoni Rock Art AreaRock painting in Chongoni Rock Art AreaLocationDedza District, Central, MalawiNearestxc2xa0townDedzaCoordinates14xc2xb017xe2x80xb236xe2x80xb3S 34xc2xb016xe2x80xb245xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf14.29333xc2xb0S 34.27917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -14.29333; 34.27917Coordinates: 14xc2xb017xe2x80xb236xe2x80xb3S 34xc2xb016xe2x80xb245xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf14.29333xc2xb0S 34.27917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -14.29333; 34.27917Area126.40xc2xa0km2 (48.80xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)EstablishedJuly 12, 2006 UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeCulturalCriteriaiii, viDesignated2006 (30th session)Referencexc2xa0no.476revState Partyxc2xa0MalawiRegionAfrica | WIKI |
| Chongoni Rock Art Area is located in the Central Region of Malawi consisting of 127 sites in the forested hills of the Malawi plateau with depictions of rock art and paintings of the farmer community of the Late Stone Age and the Iron Age period. | WIKI |
| [1] In view of this cultural importance, the area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 under Criteria III for the rich cultural traditions of rock art and Criteria VI for its continued link to the present society. | WIKI |
| [1] The rock art symbolizing rituals and ceremonies is mostly the creation of the women folk of Chewa clan. | WIKI |
| The rock art sites are near the mountainous region of Dedza (1,600 metres (5,200xc2xa0ft)) which is the highest town in Malawi (about (80 kilometres (50xc2xa0mi)) south-east of Lilongwe[4]) which was settled during pre-historic times. | WIKI |
| It is reported to be the xe2x80x9cdensest cluster of rock artxe2x80x9d in Central Africa. | WIKI |
| [6] Located on the hill slopes of the forested area, the projecting rocks provide protection to the rock art sites. | WIKI |
| The rock art and archaeological sites of Chongoni are protected under The Monuments and Relics Act of 1990, which provides for protection of the rock arts. | WIKI |
| Further, the Chongoni Forest Reserve, declared a protected area under the Forestry Act of 1997, encompasses most of the rock art sites. | WIKI |
| Artifacts dated to 2,500 BP have also been found establishing the Late Stone Age period habitation of the site by hunter gatherers who are credited with creation of this rock art. | WIKI |
| Iron Age settlements are traced from 1st millennium AD when white rock art form came to be depicted by the farmers. | WIKI |
| [1] After the area was declared a Forest Reserve in 1924 and boundaries of villages demarcated, the first rock art finding was reported in the 1930s, and later in 1950s details of a few sites were published. | WIKI |
| [1] Five rock art sites out of the total 127 sites were then declared in 1969 as protected national monuments. | WIKI |
| The rock art also serves as a symbol of the Chewa secret society of the Nyau people. | WIKI |
| The rock art sites are categorized under four traditions, two belong to the BaTwa Pygmies, the earliest community of hunter gatherers, the agriculturists, the Ngoni invaders, and the colonizers. | WIKI |
| Details of three of the sites which are open to the public are:[7] The Chentcherere Rock Art Site forming the core area where six rock shelters are located in the Chentcherere hills, described as in the "schematic and naturalistic" styles; the Namzeze Rock Art Site which consists of paintings in red geometrical pattern and several paintings in white colour; and the Mphunzi Rock Art Site which are "zoomorphism" paintings. | WIKI |
| They reflect the comparatively scarce tradition of farmer rock art, as well as paintings by BaTwa hunter-gatherers who inhabited the area from the Late Stone Age. | UNESCO |
| The symbols in the rock art, which are strongly associated with women, still have cultural relevance amongst the Chewa, and the sites are actively associated with ceremonies and rituals. | UNESCO |
| As a centre of traditional and religious ceremonies, the rock art area encapsulates living cultural traditions. | UNESCO |
| The areaxe2x80x99s topography of rock overhangs amongst wooded slopes and grassy clearings provides a protective setting that is integral to the outstanding universal value of the rock art sites. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The dense and extensive collection of rock art shelters reflects a remarkable persistence of cultural traditions over many centuries, connected to the role of rock art in women's initiations, in rain making and in funeral rites, particularly in the Chewa agricultural society. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): The strong association between the rock art images and contemporary traditions of initiation and of the Nyau secret society, and the extensive evidence for those traditions within the painted images over many centuries, together make the Chongoni landscape a powerful force in Chewa society and a significant place for the whole of southern Africa. | UNESCO |
| The great majority of the Chongoni rock art sites are within the boundary of the property, which corresponds to the boundary of the Chongoni Forest Reserve. | UNESCO |
| The rock art survives in its original state apart from the natural weathering processes over time, some problems with graffiti and water ingress. | UNESCO |
| The Outstanding Universal Value of the rock art sites is expressed through their actual art xe2x80x93 design and materials; their location and setting, their function and the spiritual traditions associated with them, all of which continue to thrive today. | UNESCO |
| The same Chewa Nyau masked figures that inspired the rock art can be seen conducting rituals in most villages around Chongoni at all times of the year. | UNESCO |
| The Chewa girlsxe2x80x99 initiation ceremony xe2x80x93 Chinamwali, continues to be practiced (mostly in secret) in some of the painted shelters containing older Chinamwali rock art. | UNESCO |
| The rock art and archaeological sites of Chongoni are protected under the Monuments and Relics Act of 1990. | UNESCO |