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The Calendar of Stone — real places & people

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Places of awe

Adam's Calendar, Mpumalanga — the standing-stone instrument that opens the book.

Adam's Calendar, Mpumalanga — the standing-stone instrument that opens the book.
Adam's Calendar, Mpumalanga — the standing-stone instrument that opens the book.

Sháron Viljoen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Mpumalanga highveld escarpment — the land the Order crosses.

The Mpumalanga highveld escarpment — the land the Order crosses.
The Mpumalanga highveld escarpment — the land the Order crosses.

Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Vredefort impact structure — the oldest scar on Earth.

The Vredefort impact structure — the oldest scar on Earth.
The Vredefort impact structure — the oldest scar on Earth.

Phillip778899, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Highveld dawn — mist over standing stone.

Highveld dawn — mist over standing stone.
Highveld dawn — mist over standing stone.

Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Things of wonder (made by hand)

Great Zimbabwe — the stone city of the gold-trade cultures.

Great Zimbabwe — the stone city of the gold-trade cultures.
Great Zimbabwe — the stone city of the gold-trade cultures.

Edwin Smith and Andrew Dale, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe — mortarless masonry.

The Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe — mortarless masonry.
The Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe — mortarless masonry.

amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe — worked African gold.

The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe — worked African gold.
The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe — worked African gold.

Sian Tiley-Nel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Lydenburg Heads — early southern-African sculpture.

The Lydenburg Heads — early southern-African sculpture.
The Lydenburg Heads — early southern-African sculpture.

Nkansahrexford, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Witwatersrand deep-gold country — why the visitors came.

Witwatersrand deep-gold country — why the visitors came.
Witwatersrand deep-gold country — why the visitors came.

James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peoples, in their own dress

Xhosa dress — one of Jennefer's living tongues made visible.

Xhosa dress — one of Jennefer's living tongues made visible.
Xhosa dress — one of Jennefer's living tongues made visible.

mike barwood from port elizabeth, nelson mandela bay, south africa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Zulu ceremonial dress.

Zulu ceremonial dress.
Zulu ceremonial dress.

LindaniShaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Venda people of the far north — keepers of stone-walled sites.

Venda people of the far north — keepers of stone-walled sites.
Venda people of the far north — keepers of stone-walled sites.

Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ndebele dress and wall-painting — geometry as inheritance.

Ndebele dress and wall-painting — geometry as inheritance.
Ndebele dress and wall-painting — geometry as inheritance.

South African Tourism from South Africa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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