View Vol. 20 (2025): Southern African Field Archaeology

Fourth online volume of Southern African Field Archaeology.

Published: 2025-01-07

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Peer-reviewed research report

Morphological and functional variability of the geometric microlithic backed tools from the late Holocene at Pomongwe Cave (Matobo, western Zimbabwe)

Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise , Ancila Nhamo, Guillaume Porraz
Abstract 636 | PDF Downloads 393
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Archaeological survey of the Modder River dongas, Free State, South Africa

Felipe Cuartero Monteagudo, Maïlys Richard, Lloyd Rossouw, Michael Toffolo
Abstract 752 | PDF Downloads 318 SOM Downloads 93
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Dune, outcrop, and pan sediments from the southern Kalahari Basin: A geoarchaeological case study from the Kgalagadi district, Botswana

Inez Faul, Taylor Grandfield, Dr Stefan Dreibrodt, Dr Sarah Mothulatshipi, Phillip Segadika, Dr Chris Green, Dr Marine Frouin, Dr Michaela Ecker
Abstract 520 | PDF Downloads 216 SOM 1 Downloads 58 SOM 2 Downloads 50
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Granite spalling as a proxy of climate change during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene at Pomongwe Cave, Matobo World Heritage Landscape

Thubelihle Rejoyce Mnkandla, Dr. Ancila Nhamo
Abstract 230 | PDF Downloads 207 SOM Downloads 43
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The stratigraphic context, chronology, and cultural sequence at Little Muck Shelter, southern Africa

Tim Forssman, Chante Barnard, Siphesihle Kuhlase, Stephan Woodborne, Sonja van Zyl
Abstract 271 | PDF Downloads 338
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The points from Primrose Ridge: A possible Still Bay workshop on the Gauteng Grassland of South Africa

Marlize Lombard, Matthew V. Caruana, Anders Högberg
Abstract 829 | PDF Downloads 361 SOM 1 Downloads 44 SOM 2 Downloads 49 SOM 3 Downloads 51
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A cave with agency: Ochre, blood and women at Keurbos 4

Emily-Jane Vowles, John Parkington
Abstract 443 | PDF Downloads 140
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Mapping and excavation of the Plaatberg Mission Precinct, Free State, South Africa

Amanda Esterhuysen, Tamsin Hunt
Abstract 159 | PDF Downloads 109
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Peer-reviewed concise comparative study, synthesis, or overview

Arthropod presence and their relevance in South African archaeological deposits

Michelle Mouton, Dr. Annie R Antonites, Tharina L Bird, James du G. Harrison
Abstract 331 | PDF Downloads 212
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Peer-reviewed critique/discussion

Unearthed potential: Reflecting on the past and shaping the future of Middle Stone Age research in Zimbabwe

Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise
Abstract 462 | PDF Downloads 224
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Non-peer-reviewed short note

Sheep before cattle: The ‘colonial’ enterprise in the expansion of herding throughout southern Africa

Andy Smith
Abstract 207 | PDF Downloads 304
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