Taru, Josiah; McNeill, Fraser G.(Cambridge University Press, 2024-12)
Pentecostal charismatic churches that preach prosperity gospel in Zimbabwe have attracted a youthful membership. In the context of a deeply uncertain economic future, young Pentecostal Christians devise performativity ...
Hunting and gathering communities in southern Africa produced ostrich eggshell (OES) beads for personal ornamentation, trade and exchange, and various forms of symbolism. OES beads convey information related to not only ...
De La O, Lorena Schwab; Jones, Peris(Sage, 2024-03)
The so-called ‘green shift’ poses dilemmas in developing sustainable sources of energy while
ensuring the respect and protection of the rights of affected communities. The article seeks
to advance understanding of how ...
Forssman, Tim; Van Heerden, Justine(Routledge, 2025)
Traditional museums are faced with many challenges in Africa. One of these is the public's ability to access museum collections as well as heritage sites. This problem is worsened where physical barriers, such as distance, ...
Studies into the Later Stone Age sequence of the Mapungubwe region show several
important changes in forager toolkits. Notable shifts include the appearance of ceramics,
glass beads and metal, and changes in stone tool ...
Archaeological research carried out in the Kruger National Park has identified several
settlements of early African farmers that date to the Early Iron Age (EIA) – c. AD 200 – AD
1000. Two large EIA settlements, Le6 and ...
Research projects in the Shashe-Limpopo Basin have witnessed significant developments in
the use of conceptual frameworks and multidisciplinary approaches such as electrochemical
and geochemical sequencing. Accordingly, ...
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has a long, rich, and well-decorated history regarding the management of biodiversity in the country. It has an unparalleled status as a leading biodiversity agency in Africa. ...
The Silk Road connected the east of Iran to the western world. Roue city is close to the
Road. Six glass samples from Roue were classified on the basis of morphology, archaeological context
and compositions. The samples ...
Most subsistence crops that fall in low-value chains, such as cassava, are controlled
mainly by women; hence, intra-household gender roles and power dynamics are
complex and depend on socio-economic and cultural contexts. ...
In recent years, culture has gained recognition as a vital element in sustainable development efforts, both globally through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in Africa through the African Union’s Vision 2063. ...
This paper is a reflective discussion of the research method developed by a small research team
over a 5-year period as it intra-acted with the south Asian monsoon in three south/southeast Asian
cities. It reflects on ...
This research paper explores different game design methodologies
that can be used to translate the South African novel Souvenir by
Jane Rosenthal, set in the semi-desert region known as the Karoo
into a Virtual Reality ...
In recent decades, interest in the Later Stone Age of the Mapungubwe region has increased. Here, we present the results of an investigation from a shelter downstream from Mapungubwe called Skirbeek. The shelter is in a ...
Archaeological and environmental
research by an international and interdisciplinary
team opens new perspectives into the settlement histories
of Kansyore, Early Iron Age, and Bigo period
peoples in the once forested ...
Ostrich eggshell beads (OES) are commonly found in forager sites across sub-Saharan Africa. Although they have received a reasonable amount of investigation, the drilling technology used to perforate OES beads has received ...
Across social structures within society, including healthcare, power relations manifest according to gender, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and class influencing infection related healthcare access and health ...
Schmidt, Peter R.; Walz, Jonathan R.; Besigye, Jackline N.; Lejju, Julius B.(Cambridge University Press, 2024-03)
Recent archaeological and paleoenvironmental research in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region (NCLR) of western Uganda provide important new insights into anthropogenic impacts on moist forests to the East of the Rwenzori Mountains. ...
Pistorius, Julius Cornelius(University of Pretoria, 1989)
English: In a regional survey in an area around Loolekop which represents the central
carbonatite pipe of the Palabora Igneous Complex, about fifty historical known
sites were identified and divided into three groups ...