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Browsing Mapungubwe Archaeological Collection by Subject "antiquities"
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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.
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(Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
An aerial view of Mapungubwe Hill from the north-west, before excavations, 1933
Mapungubwe Archive.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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Visser, Heleen
(Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
Clay pots and stone structures discovered on Mapungubwe Hill, 1933 or 1934
Mapungubwe Archive
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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.
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Jones, Neville
(Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
A view of Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace viewed from the south in 1934.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Visser, Heleen
(Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
Objects found in graves on Mapungubwe Hill when the site was discovered in 1933.
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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