• Makoenweo, 60, left, and Mamtsaseng Khutsoane, 66, second left, residents of the Kome Caves site. The mud dwellings in Berea, Lesotho, classified as a national heritage site, originally served as a hideout for the Basia and Bataung clans during the 19th-century Mfecane Wars. All photos: AFP
    Makoenweo, 60, left, and Mamtsaseng Khutsoane, 66, second left, residents of the Kome Caves site. The mud dwellings in Berea, Lesotho, classified as a national heritage site, originally served as a hideout for the Basia and Bataung clans during the 19th-century Mfecane Wars. All photos: AFP
  • An aerial view of the cave site.
    An aerial view of the cave site.
  • Malefakome, 54, is a resident of the Kome Caves site.
    Malefakome, 54, is a resident of the Kome Caves site.
  • The caves were also used as a hideout by the tribes fleeing from attacks by cannibals.
    The caves were also used as a hideout by the tribes fleeing from attacks by cannibals.
  • Ndlovu, 40, a resident of the site, poses with a rooster in front of the dwellings.
    Ndlovu, 40, a resident of the site, poses with a rooster in front of the dwellings.
  • The Kome Caves site in the district of Berea, Lesotho.
    The Kome Caves site in the district of Berea, Lesotho.
  • Makoenweo and Mamtsaseng Khutsoane outside the caves.
    Makoenweo and Mamtsaseng Khutsoane outside the caves.
  • Malefakome, 54, in her home at the site.
    Malefakome, 54, in her home at the site.
  • A herder drives his cattle through the Kome Caves site in the Pulane area of Berea district.
    A herder drives his cattle through the Kome Caves site in the Pulane area of Berea district.
  • Ndlovu, 40, a resident of the site, quarrelling with a rooster in front of the dwellings.
    Ndlovu, 40, a resident of the site, quarrelling with a rooster in front of the dwellings.
  • A resident of the Kome Caves site looks out over the valley in front of the dwellings.
    A resident of the Kome Caves site looks out over the valley in front of the dwellings.
  • Ndlovu, right, bends down to pass through a doorframe to access one of the dwellings.
    Ndlovu, right, bends down to pass through a doorframe to access one of the dwellings.

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The Kome Caves in the district of Berea, Lesotho - in pictures

The caves are mud dwellings classified as a national heritage site

The National

October 13, 2022

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Updated: October 13, 2022, 11:55 AM