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  • 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.
  • Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A view of Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace viewed from the south in 1934.
  • 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 ...
  • Excavation Site Map 4 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Investigating a kraal and midden deposits on Site Map 4 in the proximity of Mapungubwe Hill to the north-east. Students conducting test excavation in Test Trench 1, April 1966.
  • Investigating an old excavation on K2 
    Meyer, Andrie (1998)
    Investigating kraal deposits in the wall of Gardner’s old excavation on K2, 1955. A field team consisting of staff members and students of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology and the Department of Anatomy of ...
  • 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 ...
  • A free-standing stone wall on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A free-standing stone wall on Mapungubwe Hill above the main entrance to the hill, ca 1934. The wall has been badly damaged by visitors since 1980.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Recording Profile B3-A3, in excavation MK 1 Mapungubwe Hill 
    Hanisch, Edwin Oscar Max (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Recording Profile B3-A3 in Excavation MK 1 on Mapungubwe Hill in 1973. The excavators, from left to right: Andrie Meyer and Edwin Hanisch.
  • 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.
  • 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 Gold Rhinoceros 
    Visser, Heleen (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The complete gold rhinoceros discovered on Mapungubwe Hill 1933, before its final restoration by the British Museum Senior Metals Conservator in 1999.
  • Oil painting of Mapungubwe Hill 
    Roos, Nico (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Oil painting by Prof Nico Roos made specifically for the frontpage of the publication: The Archaeological sites of Greefswald
  • 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
  • Rock paintings in Mongoose Shelter 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Some examples of rock paintings in Mongoose Shelter to the east of Mapungubwe Hill.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 ...
  • Aerial view of the north-eastern settlement area at K2 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the north-eastern settlement area at K2, seen from the south-east in 1995. Stone wall ruins can still be seen on the southern cliff of Bambandyanalo Hill, here visible on the right.