, ▁was ▁a ▁widely ▁consistent ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁re int roduction ▁that ▁concluded ▁the ▁r ites ▁( the ▁literature ▁is ▁vast , ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁K ho e - San ▁spectrum ) ▁ ▁In ▁K ho e - San ▁eth n ography , ▁the ▁spirit ▁world s ▁over ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁earth ▁are ▁medi ated ▁by ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rain ▁and ▁the ▁water hole ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁argued , ▁that ▁the ▁hypoth es ized ▁rit ual ▁practices ▁and ▁the ▁rich ▁field ▁of ▁social ▁mean ings ▁in ▁K ho e - San ▁belief s ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁! K h wa , ▁the ▁rain / water ▁( or ▁its ▁manifest ation ▁as ▁a ▁myth ical ▁‘ w aters nake ’ ), ▁and ▁the ▁initi ate , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁‘ new ▁ma iden ’ , ▁can ▁be ▁conce ived ▁as ▁conver ging ▁in ▁the ▁nearly ▁pal p able ▁power ▁of ▁place ▁at ▁D rie k ops ▁E il and ▁– ▁where ▁gla cially ▁smooth ed ▁bas ement ▁rock , ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁‘ bul ges ’ ▁and ▁‘ d ips ’ , ▁s nake - like , ▁above ▁or ▁below ▁the ▁water ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁site ▁reson ates ▁with ▁environmental ▁rh yth ms , ▁and ▁these , ▁in ▁turn , ▁were ▁very ▁likely ▁resources ▁for ▁cultural ▁constru al . ▁Upon ▁this ▁great , ▁smooth , ▁und ulating ▁surface ▁( its elf ▁perhaps ▁constru ed ▁as ▁a ▁giant , ▁f