| Detailed description: ||Khauxa!nas (Khoekhoegowab): passively defend people from an enemy, Afrikaans name Schans Vlakte: (sconce valley) is an uninhabited village with an ancient ruined fortress in south-eastern Namibia, east of the Great Karas Mountains. It is the oldest systematically designed and built structure in Namibia, pre-dating all buildings erected by Europeans. Built at the end of the 18th century, most likely between 1796 and 1798 by Klaas Afrikaner and his two sons Jager and Titus, ||Khauxa!nas served as a hidden retreat and a fortress to fend off possible pursuits by Cape authorities. The Orlam Afrikaner tribe left the place in the 1820s but it continued to be inhabited by the Veldschoendragers (||Hawoben) tribe until the mid-19th century.(from Wikipedia) |
| Remarks: Photos by Andreas Vogt on behalf of the National Monuments Council |
| Date: December 1989 |
| Remarks on Dating: On slide |
| Photographer: Andreas Vogt |
| Medium: Image |
| Colour: Col. |
| File format: Electronic image |
| Copyright holder: National Monuments Council |
| Acknowledge: NAN |
| Contributing institution: Namibia University of Science and Technology |
| Custody: NAN |
| Local keywords: Landscapes |
| Photo No: RNG |
| Version: 35 mm colour slide |
| Type: Electronic image |
| Source: 35 mm |
| Date digitised: December 2011 |
| WWW Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/||Khauxa!nas |
| Collection name: National Monuments Council |
| Date added: 12-14-2011 |
| Data capturer: RM |
| Metadata entry tool: ISIS |
| Digitisation specs: JPEG for display. Archives TIFF image was scanned at 1200 dpi with Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner. 24 bit colour. 35 mm colour silde |
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