Introduction
These web pages touch on various aspects of the extraordinary rock engraving site of Driekopseiland (or Driekops Eiland, also known as Biesjebult West, Blaauw Bank or Bloem's Homestead), which is in the bed of the Riet River south west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
The material is based on a thesis,
Morris, D. 2002. Driekopseiland and "the rain's magic power": history and landscape in a new interpretation of a Northern Cape rock engraving site.
Submitted to the University of the Western Cape for a Masters Degree (Anthropology) awarded Cum Laude in March 2003.
I acknowledge the University and particularly my supervisor, Prof A.J.B. Humphreys. The McGregor Museum has had an association with the site for nearly a century.
The texts provided are my own but insofar as they also reflect the work of other researchers this is fully acknowledged.
These pages are copyright.
It is understood that in any fair use of the information from this website, the author and source (website) would be acknowledged. For futher information please consult the author.
David Morris
Kimberley 2003
Do check related websites indicated on the links page - particularly the Wildebeest Kuil and Northern Cape Rock Art Trust websites.
Please contact me (see Contact Page) for any further information on:
* How to visit the site
* Copies of papers/articles, or my thesis (Driekopseiland and 'the rain's magic power')
* Bibliography
* Any other query you might have, or information you would like to share, regarding Driekopseiland
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