A man walks through the desert with nothing but the shirt on his back looking for water so he and his family don't die of dehydration. As he walks with the sun beating down on him incessantly, he sees a clearing with bushes and damp ground. Digging through the sand with nothing but his hands, he finally finds water. He is very thirsty and is not surprised that his tribe is going through another drought. With no modern tools to use, he is forced to use a straw and an ostrich egg to carry water to his small hut. The most effective way to quickly transport water from the sand to the ostrich egg is to suck up the water with a straw, put it in your mouth, and then spit it out with another straw leading to the ostrich egg. This is just one of the daily problems facing the Kalahari Bushmen. These people are found in South Africa and most of them are found in Botswana. Originating from Botswana, the Bushmen are spread across much of South Africa and are believed to have descended from early Stone Age ancestors. There are many tribes that have dispersed over many decades but not the San. Compared to other cultures around the world, they are one of the oldest indigenous tribes still alive and trying to maintain their way of life (San 2). Many of the earliest evidence of survival are songs and rock paintings on cave walls. Unfortunately over the years the San have been forced to live in the Kalahari desert by farmers in search of lush lands and by Bantu tribes. Farmers are now erecting fences on what was once San land, but is now private property. Their indigenous culture has existed for many decades, which means that some San......middle of paper......l." Survival International - The Tribal Peoples Movement. Web. 26 October 2011. . " Kalahari Bushmen." Kalahari Desert. Web. 26 October 2011. . "Kalahari Bushmen, Namibia." Kalahari Hunting, Namibia. Web. 26 October 2011. . "San | Bushmen | Kalahari, South Africa..." Kruger National Park | Guide to safaris and accommodation in South Africa 2011. Web. 26 October 2011. "San Bushmen (The Basarwa): Kalahari Desert, Namibia and Botswana." Travel in Africa. Web. 26 October 2011. "SAN BOSHMEN OF SOUTH AFRICA." The Saharan atmosphere 26 October. 2011. .