Why Do Graves In Botswana Have Fences And Roofs

Grave fence a fence surrounding a grave or plot completely usually one or more feet high.

Why do graves in botswana have fences and roofs.

Other botswana servicemen who died during the war are commemorated by the commission elsewhere. In 2003 the leadership of botswana under pressure from its citizens erected the 2 4. Tswana also called motswana singular or batswana plural formerly spelled bechuana westerly division of the sotho a bantu speaking people of south africa and botswana the tswana comprise several groupings the most important of which numerically speaking are the hurutshe kgatla kwena rolong tlhaping and tlokwa. A slab roof could keep out marauding critters or even discourage potential grave robbers.

The question of why were so many grave houses placed in hillside locations might be best answered by a friend of mine from west virginia hill country. The gable roof on dutch and prairie barns the cone shaped dome shaped eight or twelve sided roof of round barns and the gambrel roof of the typical barn are among the most prominent features on these buildings. Botswana has started erecting a 300 mile electric fence on part of its border with zimbabwe to stop an influx of humans and livestock dismaying zimbabwean officials who claim that southern africa. They brought many useful ideas for protective devices with them from europe above ground brick or rock vaults rock cairns slabs over the grave called wolf stones low stone roofs known as hog back tombs wrought iron safes placed over graves to protect from robbers board fences on the center of the grave vine wattling baskets over.

Those grave houses that had wood walls or picket fences could be painted. A grave fence can be of the most homely materials or of elegant and expensive commercial fencing. They also kept livestock used rather than mowing equipment to keep brush down from damaging graves. The roof is among the most important elements of building form.

Since then different districts in botswana have had veterinary fences erected one at a time over the years. In addition a soldier of the south african forces buried in francistown cemetery and a soldier of the 1914 1918 war buried in quagganai police camp whose graves could not be maintained are also commemorated on this memorial. Barns are no exception. They numbered about four million at the turn of the 21st century.