Spatial patterning of Early Iron Age metal production at Ndondondwane, South Africa: The question of cultural continuity between the Early and Late Iron Ages

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1511-1532

  Greenfield, Haskel J ^a   Miller, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Early Iron Age; Forging; Iron; Slag; Smelting; South Africa; Spatial distribution of activities

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; IRON AGE; METALLURGY; SMELTING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; NDONDONDWANE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4444323963     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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