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New AMS dates for the Middle Iron Age in the Mapungubwe landscape

South African Journal of Science, 2021
Research in the Limpopo Valley has documented over 500 Middle Iron Age sites (AD 900–1320) relevant to the origins of Mapungubwe – the capital of the first indigenous state in southern Africa. Fifteen new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dates from 11
Thomas N. Huffman, Stephen Woodborne
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2011
Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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Using local experts as benchmarks for household local ecological knowledge: scoring in South African savannas [PDF]

, 2010
It is well recognised that local ecological knowledge is an important facet of natural resource management in rural regions of the developing world. However, techniques to assess levels and to integrate it into formal or informal management approaches ...
Shackleton, C M (Charles Michael), Steele, M Z   +1 more
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Social implications of archaeology at Little Muck Shelter during the contact period: 150–1300 CE

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Little is known of forager behavioural shifts in the middle Limpopo Valley, especially after the arrival of farmers. Studies have shown changes in forager toolkits, as to what these represent is not clear. At Little Muck Shelter, toolkits remain similar,
Nicole L. Sherwood, Tim Forssman
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The stratigraphic context, chronology, and cultural sequence at Little Muck Shelter, southern Africa

Southern African Field Archaeology
Hall and Smith’s (2000) excavations at Little Muck Shelter in the late 1990s uncovered a Later Stone Age sequence purported to span the last 2000 years.
Tim Forssman, Chante Barnard, Siphesihle Kuhlase, Stephan Woodborne, Sonja van Zyl   +4 more
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Ostrich eggshell beads from Little Muck Shelter, southern Africa: First impressions and regional perspectives

Southern African Field Archaeology
Hunting and gathering communities in southern Africa produced ostrich eggshell (OES) beads for personal ornamentation, trade and exchange, and various forms of symbolism. OES beads convey information related to not only technological processes, but also
Siphesihle Kuhlase, Tim Forssman
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Expedition 361 summary [PDF]

, 2017
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 361 drilled six sites on the southeast African margin (southwest Indian Ocean) and in the Indian-Atlantic Ocean gateway, from 30 January to 31 March 2016.
Barker, S., Berke, M.A., Brentegani, L., Caley, T., Cartagena-Sierra, A., Charles, C.D., Coenen, J.J., Crespin, J.G., Franzese, A.M., Gruetzner, J., Hall, I.R., Han, X., Hemming, S.R., Hines, S.K.V., Jimenez Espejo, F.J., Just, J., Koutsodendris, A., Kubota, K., Lathika, N., LeVay, L.J., Norris, R.D., Periera dos Santos, T., Robinson, R., Rolinson, J.M., Simon, M.H., Tangunan, D., van der Lubbe, J.J.L., Yamane, M., Zhang, H.   +28 more
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Geochemical characterisation of archaeological sites in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Research projects in the Shashe-Limpopo Basin have witnessed significant developments in the use of conceptual frameworks and multidisciplinary approaches such as electrochemical and geochemical sequencing.
Bongumenzi S. Nxumalo, Federica Sulas, Innocent Pikirayi   +2 more
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Unmasking the forgotten foragers of the Mapungubwe landscape

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
The middle Limpopo Valley is best known because it was here that Mapungubwe arose, southern Africa’s first state-level society, appearing around AD 1220.
Tim Forssman
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Preliminary analysis of forager stone technology at Little Muck Shelter: Pre- to contact levels

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Studies into the Later Stone Age sequence of the Mapungubwe region show several important changes in forager toolkits. Notable shifts include the appearance of ceramics, glass beads and metal, and changes in stone tool preference patterns in some ...
Justin A. Pentz, Nicole L. Sherwood, Tim Forssman   +2 more
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