F.C. Bubberman studies the just
discovered rock with petroglyphs
at the Sipaliwini savannah in 1969.
This is the only petroglyph site in
Suriname that is not situated near
a river or creek. Still, its position
may be determined by hydrologi-
cal factors: it is situated in the
area of the watershed, in the dry
land area between the headwaters
of the Sipaliwini (Corantijn) and
Paru (Amazon) Rivers. Several
of the drawings on this rock are
'double-bodied' figures, which are
also suggestive of a duality that
may be associated with the ri-
vers that flow in two different
directions.