Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Orton, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hart, T J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Halkett, D J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-21T13:56:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-21T13:56:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-12-19T10:18:55Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper contributes to the very limited body of archaeological knowledge from the Northern Cape Namaqualand coastline. Excavations at two Later Stone Age open shell middens from this area are described and discussed. Both sites have finely crafted lithic assemblages and, although one contains possible cow bones, their faunal remains indicate a subsistence strategy consistent with a foraging economy. Although the bead and pottery samples are small, provisionally they may indicate a different interpretation to that offered for similar materials from the Western Cape. The spatial patterning among the shellfish at one of the sites supports our suggestion that the archaeological content of deflation hollows generally represents palimpsests of occupation. It is clear that further research will be required before significant patterns can be described for the Later Stone Age of Namaqualand | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Orton, J., Hart, T. J., & Halkett, D. J. (2005). Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20576 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Orton, J, T J Hart, and D J Halkett "Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa." <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20576 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Orton, J., Hart, T., & Halkett, D. (2005). Shell middens in Namaqualand: two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin, 60(181), 24-32. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0038-1969 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Orton, J AU - Hart, T J AU - Halkett, D J AB - This paper contributes to the very limited body of archaeological knowledge from the Northern Cape Namaqualand coastline. Excavations at two Later Stone Age open shell middens from this area are described and discussed. Both sites have finely crafted lithic assemblages and, although one contains possible cow bones, their faunal remains indicate a subsistence strategy consistent with a foraging economy. Although the bead and pottery samples are small, provisionally they may indicate a different interpretation to that offered for similar materials from the Western Cape. The spatial patterning among the shellfish at one of the sites supports our suggestion that the archaeological content of deflation hollows generally represents palimpsests of occupation. It is clear that further research will be required before significant patterns can be described for the Later Stone Age of Namaqualand DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Archaeological Bulletin KW - Later Stone Age KW - shell midden KW - Northern Cape KW - Namaqualand KW - forager KW - hunter-gathere LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 0038-1969 T1 - Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa TI - Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20576 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20576 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Orton J, Hart TJ, Halkett DJ. Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20576. | 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/saab | |
| dc.subject | Later Stone Age | |
| dc.subject | shell midden | |
| dc.subject | Northern Cape | |
| dc.subject | Namaqualand | |
| dc.subject | forager | |
| dc.subject | hunter-gathere | |
| dc.title | Shell middens in Namaqualand: Two Later Stone Age sites at Rooiwalbaai, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |