Book
Where hunters gathered: a study of Holocene Stone Age people in the Eastern Cape
South African Archaeological Society • (1) • Published In 1976 • Pages: xiii, 232
By: Deacon, H. J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Deacon presents his findings and analyses from two sites from two different ecological zones: Melkhoutboom Cave in the Cape Folded Mountain Belt and Highlands Rock Shelter in the Karoo-Cape Midlands. Both sites have dates that extend beyond the time period and in this report Deacon only discusses the data from the Holocene deposits from these sites. Both sites had good preservation. Melkhoutboom Cave, in particular, had excellent preservation of plant materials in the Holocene strata. This allowed Deacon to discuss uses of plants and seasonality. Stone tools are also discussed in detail. Also found at these sites are bone tools, shell and /or shell artifacts, faunal remains, cordage and netting fragments, and remains of leather. Deacon also briefly discusses six other sites in the eastern Cape. The Wilton strata date from approximately 7500 B.P. to the present at Melkhoutboom Cave and from 4500 B.P. to the present at Highlands Rock Shelter. Only the material that pertains to the non- or pre-ceramic Wilton were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Fauna
- Flora
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Wilton
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1963, 1967-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7500 BP- 2000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Melkhoutboom Cave; South Africa and Highlands Rock Shelter; South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- by H.J. Deacon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-184)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78323108
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- South Africa--Antiquities