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The recent archaeological research of the Shashe-Limpopo confluence zone: a perspective from, eastern Botswana
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Dingalo, Sarah Mantshadi |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This paper presents the result of recent fieldwork in the Shashe-Limpopo confluence zone in eastern Botswana. Using multi-field approaches and problem-oriented data analysis techniques, the objective of the research was to ascertain the archaeological identity of the landscape, largely dominated by Mapungubwe. Preliminary results from spatial data, geochemical analysis of soil samples and comparison of sites and material evidence demonstrate that the confluence zone was part of a broader landscape that contributed to the human social, political and economic systems of the Shashe-Limpopo basin. Although archaeological research has until recently focused on the sites of Mapungubwe and nearby Schroda and Bambandyanalo (K2), research results from eastern Botswana show a broader and more varied cultural landscape that characterised the confluence zone in the past. This offers an enriched/broader understanding of how humans articulated with the environment in the confluence zone and beyond. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
