A study of ethnobiological, archaeological, linguistic and historical ethnographic data shows
that notions about the cultural and symbolic significance of the African rhinoceros were …

Thousands of glass trade beads were excavated over a 75 year period on Mapungubwe Hill
and at K2, two archaeological sites in the Limpopo valley, South Africa. An assemblage of …

Abstract Mapungubwe (AD 1220–1290) is generally regarded as the first urban centre in
southern Africa, functioning as the seat of power for an extensive but short-lived polity. More …

New research at Mapela Hill is a welcomed addition to the debate over the origins of social
complexity in southern Africa. This new research challenges previous interpretations of …

The use of repetitive voltammetry for dating archaeological gold objects is described. The
method involves the record of the gold-silver-, and copper-related voltammetric responses …

Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology's engagement with economic
theory. Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake …

Recognition of the rapid decay of Earth's magnetic field over the last 150 years, chronicled in
magnetic observatory and satellite data, highlights the need for a higher resolution record of …

The focus of this study is on the contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive held and
curated at the University of Pretoria. The Archive preserves materials of enduring historical …

This report proposes a refined method to date archaeological gold samples based on the
Tafel analysis of the ascending part of voltammetric curves corresponding to the oxidation of …

This paper is an attempt to give a credible interpretation of the many gold foil fragments
found in a single grave on the summit of Mapungubwe Hill in January 1933. While carefully …