Hunter-gatherers and Farmers: An Enduring Frontier in the Caledon Valley, South AfricaThis study looks in general at the interaction between hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists across a perceived frontier, and more specifically, at the southwards movement of Bantu-speaking agriculturalists and their relationship with hunter-gatherers south and west of the Caldeon Valley, from the 16th to 19th century AD. Theoretical and practical approaches are taken from the ethnographic record and are applied to the investigation of evidence for the processes of interaction, cooperation and hostility across the frontier zone: stone tools, faunal and plant remains and ceramics. |
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A review of ceramic traditions in southernmost Africa | 5 |
Theoretical approaches to huntergatherer agriculturist interaction | 12 |
Huntergatherer interaction with the Sotho in the Platberg and Korannaberg | 20 |
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African Archaeological Bulletin aggregation agriculturist ceramics agriculturist settlement barter exchange Basotho bladelet Boers Bushmen Caledon River Caledon Valley Cape ceramic assemblage ceramics contact levels dated decorated described Domleo eastern Cape end scraper excavated farmers Figure formal tools fragments frontier zone Germond grass grass-tempered Griqua grit-tempered grog groups hornfels hunter hunter-gatherer sites hunter-gatherers hunter-gatherers and agriculturists Iron Age ISBN Khoi Korana Ladybrand Later Stone Age Lesotho Level 1 Level Level 2a Maggs Mauermanshoek Mazel Mequatling mfecane middle Caledon Valley Moshoeshoe nineteenth century occupation Opaline open bowl Orange River Scheme Orange Springs ostrich eggshell beads pastoralists pottery pre-contact levels Rock Shelter vertical Rooikrans Rock Shelter Roosfontein Rose Cottage Cave sample Sampson Seacow Seacow River Valley Shelter vertical distribution sherds small end scraper Smithfield social Sotho South African Archaeological square DS square DS2 stone tool assemblages Table Tandjiesberg Taung temper Theal Tienfontein TOTAL Twyfelpoort Type vessel shapes Wadley Westbury Westbury Rock Shelter