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Mapungubwe Collection Repository: Recent submissions

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 ...
  • Mapungubwe Southern Terrace main entrance 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The Southern Terrace and main entrance to Mapungubwe during 1971, viewed from the south. The stone terrace walls can be seen between the large rocks in the centre. Mapungubwe Hill is visible in the background.
  • Re-dating of Chinese celadon sherds excavated on Mapungubwe Hill, a 13th Century Iron Age site in South Africa, using Raman spectroscopy, XRF and XRD 
    Prinsloo, Linda Charlotta; Wood, Nigel; Loubser, Maggi; Verryn, Sabine Marie Charlotte; Tiley, Sian (Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2005-06-16)
    Chinese celadon shards of the Longquan type, believed to date from the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279 AD), were excavated in 1934 on Mapungubwe Hill, a 13th century Iron Age site in the Limpopo valley, South Africa. We ...