A Tswana stone-walled structure near Sterkfontein caves in the Cradle of Humankind
dc.contributor.author | Forssman, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Lotter, Matt | |
dc.contributor.author | Caruana, Matthew V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stratford, Dominic | |
dc.contributor.email | tim.forssman@up.ac.za | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-10T09:04:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-10T09:04:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Cradle of Humankind is known for sites such as Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Drimolen and Kromdraai, among others, that offer a detailed understanding of the Plio-Pleistocene. However, the ‘Tswana’ stone-walled structures that are found in this landscape have seen comparatively less research. We present preliminary results from an ongoing mapping and research programme on the farm Project 58 where a multi-component settlement is located. The site is composed of several distinct areas, a partially crenated boundary wall design, kraals located inside and outside the settlement, and internal housing and grain bin structures. Based on the architecture of the stone-walled structure, the site was most likely occupied between AD 1450 and 1700 and appears similar to Taylor’s (1979) Group I sites. Studying the more recent past of this region reclaims a history that has been disarticulated from the landscape. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Anthropology and Archaeology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2021 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.archaeologysa.co.za/saab/ | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Forssman, T., Lotter, M., Caruana, M.V. et al. 'A Tswana stone-walled structure near Sterkfontein caves in the Cradle of Humankind', South African Archaeological Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 213, pp. 137-145. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0038-1969 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81197 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | South African Archaeological Society | en_ZA |
dc.rights | South African Archaeological Society | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Stone-walled structures | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Iron age | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Cradle of Humankind | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Plio-Pleistocene | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Tswana stone-walled structures | en_ZA |
dc.title | A Tswana stone-walled structure near Sterkfontein caves in the Cradle of Humankind | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |