Sermons in Stones, Poetry in Potsherd s: the history of the Mapungubwe collection at the University of Pretoria

Abstract

The history of the Mapungubwe archaeological collection is fragmentary and complicated, beginning with the unpublished archival sources, where valuable information is hidden in the depths of hundreds of historical documents. After excavating the archive by sifting, sorting and gathering the threads of primary evidence, some light can now be shed on the history of the collection and its management within the University of Pretoria.