Matsieng footprints is an archeological site located in lowe near mochudi.Legend tells the story of Matisieng, a giant creature and ancestor of the Tswana, who led his people and animals from the centre of the earth to inhabit the world. This happened long ago when the rocks of the earth were still soft and the footprints of Matisieng, his people and their animals are outlined in the ancient sandstone rock at this site.
The hole, from which Matisieng is said to have emerged, is over 4 metres deep and filled with water.According to myth, Matsieng wiggled his way from the waterhole, followed by all of the animals that would inhabit the world. Because he was a giant, and the rock beside the waterhole was quite spongy at the time, Matsieng left a rather large footprint behind as he wandered off for his ensuing adventures on earth. Apparently he returned to the waterhole from time to time with his progeny. His are not the only footprints that remain enshrined in the rock. This has become a tourist attraction to Botswana.
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