Red Thread

The Red Thread

By Bob Forrester and Mauro Almaviva

The Red Thread: San Painting in Eswatini shows why ancient San, previously known as Bushmen, selected sacred places of power, and the meaning and context of some paintings. After thousands of years in cultural isolation around 400 CE black settlers arrived with cattle and agriculture. This started competition for resources and resulted in a long slow decline, leading to genetic extinction.

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Publisher: Freethinkrs Press
Publish Date: 11/01/2020
Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9780797805675
ISBN-10: 0797805672
Language: English

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The Red Thread: San Painting in Eswatini shows why ancient San, previously known as Bushmen, selected sacred places of power, and the meaning and context of some paintings. After thousands of years in cultural isolation around 400 CE black settlers arrived with cattle and agriculture. This started competition for resources and resulted in a long slow decline, leading to genetic extinction. Although there are no San left in the country many of the sacred places and ritual were appropriated by the black settlers and are now integrated into mainstream Swazi traditional culture. Some of the places are now the focus of Swazi rituals, God's purported footprint in rock, once sacred to the San, is guarded by resident soldiers to this day. Many sacred pools are the focus of widespread Zionist shamanic rituals, and one painting site regularly has Zionists entering trance through circular dancing beneath it.

About the Authors

Bob Forrester is a heritage specialist based in Eswatini, Africa. He has published on history and archaeology in Eswatini, and has designed and created four museums in the country.

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Mauro Almaviva is a medical doctor who was born in Bologna, Italy. He has worked extensively in public health throughout Africa with the Italian Cooperation.

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