Excavations at Kasteelberg and the Origins of the Khoekhoen in the Western Cape, South Africa (BAR International Series)

The research design underlying this work is based on attempts to try to find the archaeology of the aboriginal herding people of the Cape: Khoekhoen (Khoikhoi, Quena = 'Hottentots'). With the dating of sheep bones pushing back the age of domestic animals in the Cape to almost 2000 years ago it became evident that the history of pastoralism at the Cape not only was probably of far greater antiquity than had hitherto been realised, but may well have changed significantly over this long period of time. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables PREFACE Chapter 1: HERDERS AT THE CAPE: SOME THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS Chapter 2: THE ‘INVISIBLE’ HOTTENTOT Chapter 3: ARTICULATING A RESEARCH DESIGN Chapter 4: EXCAVATIONS AT KASTEELBERG Chapter 5: OTHER SITES ON THE VREDENBURG AND CHURCHHAVEN PENINSULAS Chapter 6: KASTEELBERG WITHIN THE VREDENBURG PENINSULA OF THE PAST 2000 YEARS Chapter 7: DEBATE ON THE ORIGINS OF HERDING SOCIETIES IN SOUTH AFRICA Appendix A: THE SEALS OF KASTEELBERG: SEASONAL INDICATORS FOR PASTORAL OCCUPATION Appendix B: AVAILABILITY AND STORAGE OF MARINE MAMMAL MEAT ON THE VREDENBURG PENINSULA Appendix C: DOMESTIC SPACE ON KASTEELBERG HERDER SITES REFERENCES CAMBRIDGE MONOGRAPHS IN AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY Andrew B. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 95-101).