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 654 | PDF Downloads 411
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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 778 | PDF Downloads 340 SOM Downloads 99
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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 530 | PDF Downloads 220 SOM 1 Downloads 63 SOM 2 Downloads 53
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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 237 | PDF Downloads 212 SOM Downloads 47
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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 280 | PDF Downloads 385
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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 912 | PDF Downloads 382 SOM 1 Downloads 46 SOM 2 Downloads 52 SOM 3 Downloads 52
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A cave with agency: Ochre, blood and women at Keurbos 4

Emily-Jane Vowles, John Parkington
Abstract 471 | PDF Downloads 158
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Mapping and excavation of the Plaatberg Mission Precinct, Free State, South Africa

Amanda Esterhuysen, Tamsin Hunt
Abstract 175 | PDF Downloads 119
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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 355 | PDF Downloads 226
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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 476 | PDF Downloads 235
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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 211 | PDF Downloads 314
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