[4] On the site, there is evidence of LSA dated artifacts, but it is more likely that the engravings were created earlier by hunter-gatherers, perhaps by ancestors of the San or the Basarwa.

The area was used as a watering hole for herders’ livestock and many of the petroglyphs suffered from the heavy foot traffic until recently.

[3] Footprints are rarely found in pairs, only a few are distinctly right or left feet; they create no clear trails to any destination and are often accompanied by big cat-like prints.

[3] Oral tradition of the Tswana people depicts Matsieng as a one legged giant, who emerged from a waterhole with his animals.

[4] As the giant and his followers emerged, they left footprints in the soft earth around the waterhole, which hardened over time.