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Mapungubwe Archaeological Collection: Recent submissions

  • Gold - analysis 
    Pearson, R. (2007-01-10)
    Report by Pearson at the Royal Mint, Pretoria on the gold content of gold artifacts from Mapungubwe
  • Gold - analysis 
    Pearson, R. (2007-01-10)
    Report by Pearson on the analysis of gold and other metals at the Royal Mint, Pretoria
  • Gold - analysis 
    Pearson, R. (2007-01-10)
    Pearson's second report on analysis of gold artifacts at the Royal Mint in Pretoria
  • Mapungubwe Gold - analysis 
    Pearson, R. (2006-12-04)
    R. Pearson from the Royal Mint in Pretoria reports on analysis of the Mapungubwe gold artefacts provided by Leo Fouche of the University of Pretoria
  • Employment of archaeologist to work at Mapungubwe 
    Young, R.B. (2006-12-04)
    R. B.Young from the University of the Witwatersrand writes to Leo Fouche about the possibility of employing a suitably trained archaeologist to work at Mapungubwe
  • Letter with list of artefacts discovered on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Fouche, Leo (2006-12-04)
    Prof. Leo Fouche writes to Mr. Jerry Van Graan to comment on the artefacts that they found on Mapungubwe Hill
  • Letter to Prof Leo Fouche 
    Van Graan, Jerry Cornelius Olivier (2006-12-04)
    Mr. Jerry Van Graan writes to Prof.Leo Fouche to arrange a meeting in Pretoria
  • Discovery of Mapungubwe 
    Fouche, Leo (2006-12-04)
    Prof. Leo Fouche responds to Jerry Van Graan's report on the discovery of Mapungubwe Hill and requests a meeting
  • Discovery of Mapungubwe 
    Van Graan, Jerry Cornelius Olivier (2006-12-04)
    First letter written to Prof. Leo Fouche by Mr. Jerry Van Graan from the Northern Transvaal informing him of his discovery of Mapungubwe Hill
  • Discovery of Mapungubwe 
    Paver, F.R. (2006-12-04)
    Paver, assistant editor of The Star, writes to Prof Leo Fouche of the University of Pretoria requesting information on the discovery and archaeology of Mapungubwe
  • 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
  • Venda cattle crossing a river 
    Du Plessis, Andre (2006-11-20)
    An important aspect of daily African life is herding cattle, which is a main resource in the economic and social life of traditional African societies
  • Confluence of Shashi and Limpopo Rivers 
    Du Plessis, Andre (2006-11-17)
    Confluence of the Shashi River and the Limpopo River near Mapungubwe.
  • Road north of Mapungubwe after floods in 2000 
    Meyer, Andrie (2006-11-16)
    Access road north of Mapungubwe after particularly heavy rains during 2000
  • Verslag oor 'n buitelandse studiereis 17 Oktober - 2 November 2000 
    Meyer, Andrie (2006-11-16)
    Visit to the United Kingdom during 2000. The purpose was a study tour as well as to deliver the Mapungubwe gold bowl to the British Museum, Metals Conservation Department for restoration. This document is a brief report ...
  • 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, ...
  • The Mapungubwe Collection 
    Tiley, Sian; Van Haute, Bernadette; Basson, Eunice (University of South Africa (UNISA), 2002-09)
    The Mapungubwe Museum comprises of the proclaimed Mapungubwe Collection from Mapungubwe Hill and K2, two exceptional Iron Age archaeological sites situated in the central Limpopo Valley, Limpopo Province in South Africa. ...
  • Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, 1988 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, July 1988
  • 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.
  • Excavators on Mapungubwe Hill, 1973 
    King, D. (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Later excavators on Mapungubwe Hill, 1973. From left to right: Andrie Meyer and J F (Hannes) Eloff Mapungubwe Archive.