Browsing Mapungubwe Archaeological Collection by Issue Date

Browsing Mapungubwe Archaeological Collection by Issue Date

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  • The case against "the ancients" 
    Schofield, John F. (Sunday Times, 1926)
    A newspaper article written by John.F. Schofield about ancient Bantu civilizations in Southern Africa
  • Aerial view of the Greefswald environment and main archaeological sites 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the Greefswald environment and the main Iron Age sites from the south-west in 1972. K2 is situated in the valley in the foreground, Bambandyanalo Hill can be seen in the centre and Mapungubwe Hill is ...
  • Excavation MK 1 on Mapungubwe Hill, 1973 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Excavation known as MK 1 on Mapungubwe Hill, 1973. Detailed excavation and recording techniques are required to reconstruct the settlement remains on the Greefswald sites.
  • Aerial view of the K2 site from the south-west 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the K2 site from the south-west. Gardner's large scale excavations can be seen in the centre. The midden known as K1 is situated on the lower valley floor to the right.
  • General J C Smuts on a visit to Mapungubwe in 1934 
    Unknown (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    General Jan C Smuts on a visit to Mapungubwe in July of 1934. From left to right: Professor C van Riet Lowe, General Smuts and Reverend N. Jones. They are standing on the site of Excavation JS 2(a) on the southern ...
  • Aerial view of Mapungubwe Hill 1933 
    (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of Mapungubwe Hill from the north-west, before excavations, 1933 Mapungubwe Archive.
  • Mapungubwe Hill northern slope 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The remains of stone terrace walls on the slope at the northern foot of Mapungubwe Hill in 1995
  • The early excavators at Mapungubwe, 1934. 
    Libertas (Pretoria: University of pretoria, 1998)
    The early excavators at Mapungubwe, 1934. From left to right: Professor Leo Fouche, Mr John F Schofield, Professor Clarence van Riet Lowe, Reverend Neville Jones and Professor F J Tromp.
  • Objects found in graves on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Visser, Heleen (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Objects found in graves on Mapungubwe Hill when the site was discovered in 1933.
  • School Education 
    University of Pretoria (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Ms. Irene Mafune, a post graduate student of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Pretoria (right) explaining the significance of Mapungubwe, its gold objects and traditional artefacts to a ...
  • The southern part of K2 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The southern part of K2, viewed from the west. Gardner's extended excavation can be seen in the centre, with the undisturbed deposit of the western settlement area in the foreground.
  • Aerial view of area east of Mapungubwe Hill 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the rugged sandstone hill terrain to the east of Mapungubwe Hill. Several small Iron Age sites in this particular location has been dated to a period later than Mapungubwe.
  • Western peripheral settlement area K2 site 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    K2 in 1971, viewed from the western peripheral settlement area, looking towards the north-east. The central midden and Gardner's extended excavation are in the centre. The north-eastern settlement area on the lower slope ...
  • Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, 1988 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, July 1988
  • Clay pots and stone structures 
    Visser, Heleen (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Clay pots and stone structures discovered on Mapungubwe Hill, 1933 or 1934 Mapungubwe Archive
  • Stone terrace walls on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Stone terrace walls discovered on Mapungubwe Hill during the first excavations in 1934 Mapungubwe Archive.
  • Stone Walls on the Southern Terrace, Mapungubwe 
    Unknown (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A view of Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace viewed from the south in 1934
  • Western wall of Gardner's excavation on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The summit of Mapungubwe Hill in 1972. Here Gardner's large scale excavation can be seen near the western end of the hill, viewed from the south, Excavation Mk 1 was done in 1973 in the western wall of Gardner's excavation, ...
  • Map of Iron Age sites on Greefswald, Mapungubwe area 
    University of Pretoria. Dept. of Geography (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Map of the location of the excavated sites on Greefswald during the period 1971-1995
  • Mapungubwe Hill, Southern Terrace 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The Southern Terrace, viewed from the summit of Mapungubwe in 1971. This is the location of Excavation JS 2(a) by Jones and Schofield in the settlement area which has been interpreted as the main entrance to Mapungubwe Hill.