Pomongwe Cave
An important prehistoric archaeological site in the Matobo Hills. A small site museum at the cave mouth displays how people lived in the Stone Age.
Pomongwe Cave lies near Maleme Dam. It is a spacious rock shelter where excavations have uncovered stone tools and artefacts spanning tens of thousands of years, making it an important site for studying the Stone Age in southern Africa. The cave's rock paintings were badly damaged in the 1920s, when people smeared them with grease in the belief they were 'protecting' them, and now only faint traces remain. The site museum beside the cave uses panels and finds to explain the area's prehistoric culture. It can be combined with Maleme Dam and Nswatugi Cave on a single tour and requires a national park ticket.
Opening hours
Opens with the national park