Early Bafokeng settlement in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Walton (0000-0003-3804-444X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1956 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-43 |
| Publication date | 1956-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020185608706980 |
| OpenAlex | W2024298439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 3 |
SYNOPSIS The material culture of the early Sotho‐Tswana settlement in South Africa falls into a distinct three‐fold pattern, one aspect of which is attributable to the Bafokeng. Excavation of early Bafokeng settlements in Basu‐toland has revealed a culture which is traceable also in the southern Transvaal, the north‐eastern Free State and in Natal. This culture is marked by paved circular hut floors for wattle and thatch beehive huts, cave dwellings with huts built within the caves, linked stone kraals and pottery characterized by elaborate and distinctive rim decorations. The distribution of these features is closely in agreement with the area formerly occupied by the Bafokeng according to their, own tribal traditions
Archaeology · Cave · Excavation · Geography · Human settlement · Pottery · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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The East African interior
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The central Sahara and Sudan
Africa in Europe and the Americas
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Upper and Lower Guinea
Central Africa from Cameroun to the Zambezi
Central Africa from Cameroun to the Zambezi
The eastern Maghrib and the central Sudan
The Cambridge History of Africa
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Archaeological research in Lesotho
We Must Never Forget Where We Come From”
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The Late Iron Age Type N stonewalled structures on the highveld of South Africa
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1967 - 2019 (53) |
| Highly cited | No |