JACKSON HOLE, WYO — InterConnections 21 and the University of Wyoming (UW) Center for Global Studies welcome National Geographic writer Mark Jenkins back to Jackson to present his recent expedition to the Namib Desert.
Jenkins, a UW Senior Fellow and writer in residence, will discuss his trip to explore 4,000-year-old rock art and historic water scarcity issues around Brandberg—Namibia’s highest mountain.
The mountain conceals the greatest collection of rock paintings on earth. Hidden in the shade beneath granite boulders, where an extinct tribe once escaped the scorching heat of the Namib Desert, these ancient artworks depict a lost world of giraffes and elephants, snakes and springbok, bow hunters and community celebrations.
During his time there, Jenkins climbed Brandberg in 120-degree heat to explore this alfresco art museum and reflect on the challenges of water scarcity then and now.
What: “A Journey Into the Ancient Namib Desert: Rock Paintings, a Vanished People, and Water Scarcity”
Who: Mark Jenkins, National Geographic correspondent and UW Center for Global Studies Senior Fellow
When: Thursday, March 21 at 7:00pm
Where: National Museum of Wildlife Art
