Archaeology has been linked to colonialist attitudes and scientific imperialism. But what are
the perspectives of Indigenous groups concerning the practice of archaeology? Numerous …

In 1990 Namibia gained its independence after a decades-long struggle against South
African rule--and, before that, against German colonialism. This book, the first new scholarly …

Southernmost Africa (here meaning South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland) provides an
excellent opportunity for investigating the relations between farming, herding and hunting …

How did prehistoric peoples those living before written records think? Were their modes of
thought fundamentally different from ours today? Researchers over the years have certainly …

I propose that the spread of pastoralism into southern Africa is associated with a Pre-Bantu
population that was originally characterized by the following profile: it spoke a language of …

This paper is a response to the growing reference to archaeological evidence by linguists
and geneticists interested in the spread of early farmers and pastoralists in southern Africa. It …

The origins of herding practices in southern Africa remain controversial. The first
appearance of domesticated caprines in the subcontinent is thought to be c. 2000 years BP; …

JD Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers,
excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a …

The archaeological record undergoes a dramatic shift in appearance whenever indigenous
peoples encounter incoming populations—whether in the form of economy, politics, or …

When did cattle come to South Africa? Radiocarbon dates on a newly found cow horn
indicates a time in the early first millennium AD. In a study of the likely context for the advent …