Foragers in the Middle Limpopo Valley

Foragers were present in the Limpopo Valley (South Africa) before the arrival of farmers and not only witnessed but also participated in local systems leading to the appearance of a complex society. Despite numerous studies in the valley, forager involvement in socio-political developments has been,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forssman, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2020.
Colección:Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology Ser.
Temas:
Hunting and gathering societies > Limpopo River Valley.
Chasseurs-cueilleurs > Limpopo, Vallée du.
Hunting and gathering societies
Africa > Limpopo River Valley.
Africa
Africa > Limpopo River Valley
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Information
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1: Interactions, frameworks and complexity
  • Figure 1.1: The southern African region with key areas indicated as well as the middle Limpopo Valley. a, approximate area demarcating central southern Africa
  • b, approximate area demarcating the Kalahari Desert
  • 1, Dobe-Nyae Nyae area
  • 2, Tsodilo Hills a
  • Figure 1.2: Some examples of items possibly associated with trade and trade items themselves. From Dzombo Shelter: A, scrapers
  • B, backed tools
  • and E, worked bone tools
  • From João Shelter: C, glass beads
  • D, ostrich eggshell beads (complete)
  • F, metal fr
  • Chapter 2: Forager contexts in the middle Limpopo Valley
  • Figure 2.1: The middle Limpopo Valley and the region's broader social landscape showing key sites and those mentioned in the text.
  • Figure 2.2: The middle Limpopo Valley and sites mentioned in the text. The 600m contour and the approximate northern and southern edge of the sandstone belt is demarcated. B2, Balerno Shelter 2
  • B3, Balerno Shelter 3
  • BMS, Balerno Main Shelter
  • DS, Dzombo
  • Figure 2.3: A view of Balerno Main Shelter looking south (A
  • ceiling is 6m high) and east across the inside of the shelter (B) (photographs courtesy of Iris Guillemard).
  • Figure 2.4: Balerno Main Shelter's excavated trenches and site features (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 66).
  • Figure 2.5: Southern wall profile of Squares O13 and P13 with chronology (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 67).
  • Figure 2.6: Western wall profile of Squares P13 to P15 (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 68).
  • Figure 2.7: Tshisiku Shelter's excavated trench and site features (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 53).
  • Figure 2.8: South-east wall profile of Squares D2 and D3 with chronology (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 54).
  • Figure 2.9: Balerno Shelter 2's excavated trench and site features (adapted from van Doornum 2005: 79).
  • Figure 2.10: Balerno Shelter 3's excavated trenches and site features (adapted from van Doornum 2000: 16).
  • Figure 2.11: North wall profile of the Squares H7 and G7 with chronology (adapted from van Doornum 2000: 19).
  • Figure 2.12: Little Muck Shelter's excavated trenches and site features (adapted from Hall & Smith 2000: 24).
  • Figure 2.13: South wall of Square L42 (adapted from Hall & Smith 2000: 35).
  • Figure 2.14: A photograph (A) and redrawing (B) of the finger-painted artwork behind Dzombo Shelter.
  • Figure 2.15: Dzombo Shelter's excavated trenches and site features.
  • Figure 2.16: South wall profile of Squares D and E in Trench 1 (shelter trench).
  • Figure 2.17: Mafunyane Shelter's excavated portion and site features.
  • Figure 2.18: North wall profile of Square C with chronology.
  • Figure 2.19: João Shelter's excavated trenches and site features (Trench 1, inside the shelter

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