A systematics for interpreting past structures with possible cosmic references in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wade, Richard Peter

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dc.contributor.advisor	Fisher, Roger C.	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Theron, G.	en
dc.contributor.postgraduate	Wade, Richard Peter
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-06T17:17:42Z
dc.date.available	2009-05-05	en
dc.date.available	2013-09-06T17:17:42Z
dc.date.created	2009-04-29	en
dc.date.issued	2009-05-05	en
dc.date.submitted	2009-05-05	en
dc.description	Dissertation (MSc(Applied Science))--University of Pretoria, 2009.	en
dc.description.abstract	This thesis presents a method of identifying astronomical expressionsinherent within the spatial geography, cultural landscapes, and layouts of structures with a view to implementing the systematics in an African context. In determining astronomical codes of the southern African pre - early farmer and metalworking archaeological sites - this review deals with oral tradition, rituals, formative calendars, fertility, meteorites, eclipses, bio-diversity, sustainable agriculture, rainmaking and the general star lore. Conclusions are drawn from the hypothesis that certain structures functioned as astronomical expressions by use of monoliths and other configurations, with specific examples of how these possibilities were drawn from aspects within the Mapungubwe/Zimbabwe Cultural Complex and the preceding riverine cultural formations.	en
dc.description.availability	unrestricted	en
dc.description.department	Architecture	en
dc.identifier.citation	Wade, R 2009, A systematics for interpreting past structures with possible cosmic references in Sub-Saharan Africa, MSc(Applied Science) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24351 >	en
dc.identifier.other	C153/eo	en
dc.identifier.upetdurl	http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05052009-174557/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24351
dc.language.iso		en
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria	en_ZA
dc.rights	©University of Pretoria 2009	en
dc.subject	Ethnoastronomy	en
dc.subject	Tourism	en
dc.subject	Ancient africa	en
dc.subject	Technologies and applied sciences	en
dc.subject	Oral history	en
dc.subject	Social sciences	en
dc.subject	History	en
dc.subject	Gamma-ray astronomy	en
dc.subject	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject	Ethno mathematics	en
dc.subject	Mathematical literacy	en
dc.subject	Astronomy	en
dc.subject	Indigenous knowledge systems	en
dc.subject	Lemba (culture)	en
dc.subject	History	en
dc.subject	Anthropology	en
dc.subject	Culture and identity	en
dc.subject	Agriculture	en
dc.subject	Archaeology	en
dc.subject	Historical astronomy	en
dc.subject	Heritage	en
dc.subject	Archaeoastronomy	en
dc.subject	Calendars	en
dc.subject	Cosmology	en
dc.subject	Spatial geography	en
dc.subject	Cultural landscapes	en
dc.subject	Cave art	en
dc.subject	Machema	en
dc.subject	Mapungubwe	en
dc.subject	Stelae	en
dc.subject	Megaliths	en
dc.subject	Monoliths	en
dc.subject	Socialecology	en
dc.subject	Heritage management	en
dc.subject	Cultural landscape	en
dc.subject	Cultural ecology	en
dc.subject	Heritage conservation	en
dc.subject	Systematics	en
dc.subject	Heritage assessment	en
dc.subject	Entoptic	en
dc.subject	Cognitive anthropology	en
dc.subject	Precision agriculture	en
dc.subject	Indigenous material culture	en
dc.subject	Venda	en
dc.subject	Shona	en
dc.subject	Sustainable agriculture	en
dc.subject	Meteorology	en
dc.subject	Cognitive	en
dc.subject	Architecture	en
dc.subject	Cosmic reference	en
dc.subject	Neuropsychological theory	en
dc.subject	Agricultural sciences	en
dc.subject	Rainmaking	en
dc.subject	Oral tradition	en
dc.subject	UCTD	en_US
dc.title	A systematics for interpreting past structures with possible cosmic references in Sub-Saharan Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en