Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSealy, Judith
dc.contributor.authorMaggs, Tim
dc.contributor.authorJerardino, Antonieta
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Jonatha
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-29T12:07:49Z
dc.date.available2016-08-29T12:07:49Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-23T11:03:53Z
dc.description.abstractDuring an archaeological impact assessment in 1997, three shell middens were identified along a dune ridge 1.5 km from the shore at Melkbosstrand, about 22 km north of central Cape Town. They were subsequently excavated and yielded evidence of occupation beginning c. AD 700. Remains consisted mostly of shell and bone, with a very informal stone artefact assemblage. All three sites yielded ceramics and sheep bone; at one site sheep was the animal most frequently identified to species level. On the edge of one midden, a stone hearth 1.8 m in diameter was uncovered This site cluster was almost certainly occupied by herders and, as such, constitutes the closest herder sites to Cape Town investigated to date
dc.identifier.apacitationSealy, J., Maggs, T., Jerardino, A., & Kaplan, J. (2004). Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa. <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21583en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSealy, Judith, Tim Maggs, Antonieta Jerardino, and Jonatha Kaplan "Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa." <i>South African Archaeological Bulletin</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21583en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSealy, J., Maggs, T., Jerardino, A., & Kaplan, J. (2004). Excavations at Melkbosstrand: variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin, 17-28.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Sealy, Judith AU - Maggs, Tim AU - Jerardino, Antonieta AU - Kaplan, Jonatha AB - During an archaeological impact assessment in 1997, three shell middens were identified along a dune ridge 1.5 km from the shore at Melkbosstrand, about 22 km north of central Cape Town. They were subsequently excavated and yielded evidence of occupation beginning c. AD 700. Remains consisted mostly of shell and bone, with a very informal stone artefact assemblage. All three sites yielded ceramics and sheep bone; at one site sheep was the animal most frequently identified to species level. On the edge of one midden, a stone hearth 1.8 m in diameter was uncovered This site cluster was almost certainly occupied by herders and, as such, constitutes the closest herder sites to Cape Town investigated to date DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Archaeological Bulletin LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa TI - Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21583 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21583
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSealy J, Maggs T, Jerardino A, Kaplan J. Excavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa. South African Archaeological Bulletin. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21583.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Archaeological Bulletin
dc.source.urihttp://www.archaeologysa.co.za/saab
dc.subject.otherLater Stone Age
dc.subject.othershell midden
dc.subject.otherstone hearth
dc.subject.othersheep
dc.subject.otherherder
dc.titleExcavations at Melkbosstrand: Variability among herder sites on Table Bay, South Africa
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