Excavations at Kasteelberg and the Origins of the Khoekhoen in the Western Cape, South Africa, Volume 1537Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 66 The research design underlying this work is based on attempts to try to find the archaeology of the aboriginal herding people of the Cape: Khoekhoen (Khoikhoi, Quena = 'Hottentots'). With the dating of sheep bones pushing back the age of domestic animals in the Cape to almost 2000 years ago it became evident that the history of pastoralism at the Cape not only was probably of far greater antiquity than had hitherto been realised, but may well have changed significantly over this long period of time. |
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Rainfall Southwestern Cape | 14 |
Vredenburg Peninsula and location of sites reported here | 20 |
Spouted and lugged wares from the Vredenburg Peninsula | 26 |
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African Archaeological Bulletin analysis animals artifacts ash features ash heap Ashy bedrock Boonzaier Botswana bovids Brown Soil Bushmen Cape Town cattle ceramic coastal Compacted Cruz-Uribe Cultural Material dates DBLWS DBSWS deposit domestic stock economic Elphick excavation fauna granite gravels Grey Gritty groups GWSSWS hearths Helena Bay herders herding historical Hottentots hunters hunting ibid ISBN Kasteelberg Khoe Khoe language Khoe-speaking Khoekhoe Khoekhoen Khoisan Later Stone Age Layer 12 LBSWS levels matrix metres mode of production mussel Namaqualand occupation ostrich ostrich eggshell beads Parkington pastoralism pastoralists Patella pieces pottery prehistoric radiocarbon dating rainfall Raphicerus Raven-Hart Richtersveld Sadr sample seals seasonal sequence shell midden Shellfish sherds silcrete Smith social society Soil with Shell South Africa South African Archaeological southern Africa southwestern Cape square sterile stratigraphy suggest surface Sylvicapra Table Telephone Booth Unit Vredenburg Peninsula Western Cape Witklip