Case file · Sacred site
Tsodilo Hills, resting place of spirits
For the San and Hambukushu, the four Tsodilo Hills in north-western Botswana are where the spirits of the dead rest; the site became a World Heritage Site in 2001.
2001 CE · -18.75, 21.73 · status: official
The account
The hills, called Male, Female, Child and an unnamed knoll, hold over 4,500 rock paintings. San tradition calls Tsodilo the place where life began and warns that hunting or killing near the hills brings misfortune.