A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Stynder, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yates, R | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-21T13:48:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-21T13:48:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-12-19T10:21:54Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In June 2003, rescue work near the town of Wolseley in the Tulbagh District, Western Cape Province, recovered evidence of a grave containing human skeletal remains placed in a reclined, seated position, with the knees pulled up under the head (vertically-flexed). A layer of 16 stones sealed the grave shaft just above the head of the skeleton, but well below the surface. Red ochre powder lay around the feet and the skull. Graves with stone-packed shafts, where the individual is buried in a vertically-flexed position, are extremely rare in the archaeological record of the Western Cape Province, and are more commonly associated with probable Khoekhoe burials in the Northern Cape (Schapera 1930; Dreyer & Meiring 1937; Inskeep 1986; Morris 1992). Here we provide an account of this unique occurrence and speculate on the cultural and biological identity of the individual. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Stynder, D., & Yates, R. (2006). A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20575 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Stynder, D, and R Yates "A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa." <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20575 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Stynder, D. D., & Yates, R. (2006). A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin, 61(184), 202-207. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0038-1969 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Stynder, D AU - Yates, R AB - In June 2003, rescue work near the town of Wolseley in the Tulbagh District, Western Cape Province, recovered evidence of a grave containing human skeletal remains placed in a reclined, seated position, with the knees pulled up under the head (vertically-flexed). A layer of 16 stones sealed the grave shaft just above the head of the skeleton, but well below the surface. Red ochre powder lay around the feet and the skull. Graves with stone-packed shafts, where the individual is buried in a vertically-flexed position, are extremely rare in the archaeological record of the Western Cape Province, and are more commonly associated with probable Khoekhoe burials in the Northern Cape (Schapera 1930; Dreyer & Meiring 1937; Inskeep 1986; Morris 1992). Here we provide an account of this unique occurrence and speculate on the cultural and biological identity of the individual. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Archaeological Bulletin LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0038-1969 T1 - A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa TI - A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20575 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20575 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Stynder D, Yates R. A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20575. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | South African Archaeological Society | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Archaeology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Archaeological Bulletin | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.archaeologysa.co.za/ | |
| dc.title | A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |