African Rock Art Under Threat
From an article by Ishbel Matheson, published on the BBC News web site on 9th November 2004:
International experts in early human art are calling for greater protection to save many of these ancient paintings from destruction.
They say rock paintings by early man in Africa are particularly at risk, as human populations grow, and expose sites to vandalism and graffiti.
Near Nairobi this week, experts saw for themselves the problem facing rock art.