A Tswana stone-walled structure near Sterkfontein caves in the Cradle of Humankind

dc.contributor.authorForssman, Tim
dc.contributor.authorLotter, Matt
dc.contributor.authorCaruana, Matthew V.
dc.contributor.authorStratford, Dominic
dc.contributor.emailtim.forssman@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T09:04:13Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T09:04:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentAnthropology and Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.archaeologysa.co.za/saab/en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationForssman, 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.issn0038-1969
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/81197
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Archaeological Societyen_ZA
dc.rightsSouth African Archaeological Societyen_ZA
dc.subjectStone-walled structuresen_ZA
dc.subjectIron ageen_ZA
dc.subjectCradle of Humankinden_ZA
dc.subjectPlio-Pleistoceneen_ZA
dc.subjectTswana stone-walled structuresen_ZA
dc.titleA Tswana stone-walled structure near Sterkfontein caves in the Cradle of Humankinden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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