Kaditshwene

In the Waterberg, the Palala River cuts a gorge through sandstone uplands. Rock shelters along its valley preserve paintings made by earlier inhabitants, while pottery and grinding stones mark the presence of farmers. Between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, Eiland-style pottery was used in the more open parts of the river valleys. Around 1700 Nguni-speaking settlers built hilltop villages such as Malora Hill, close to the Palala.