The visibility and invisibility of herders' kraals in Southern Africa, with reference to a possible early contact period Khoekhoe kraal at KFS 5, Western Cape

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-271

  Fauvelle Aymar, François Xavier ^a   Sadr, Karim ^b   Bon, François ^c   Gronenborn, Detlef ^d  

^a South Africa   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Leibniz Forschungsinstitut Für Archaologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herders; Historical archaeology; Khoekhoe; Kraal; Lithic industries; Southern Africa; Vitrified dung

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049043503     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10075     Document Type: Article

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