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Browsing Mapungubwe Collection Repository by Issue Date

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  • The case against "the ancients" 
    Schofield, John F. (Sunday Times, 1926)
    A newspaper article written by John.F. Schofield about ancient Bantu civilizations in Southern Africa
  • Western wall of Gardner's excavation on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The summit of Mapungubwe Hill in 1972. Here Gardner's large scale excavation can be seen near the western end of the hill, viewed from the south, Excavation Mk 1 was done in 1973 in the western wall of Gardner's excavation, ...
  • Oil painting of Mapungubwe Hill 
    Roos, Nico (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Oil painting by Prof Nico Roos made specifically for the frontpage of the publication: The Archaeological sites of Greefswald
  • Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A view of Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace viewed from the south in 1934.
  • Recording Profile B3-A3, in excavation MK 1 Mapungubwe Hill 
    Hanisch, Edwin Oscar Max (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Recording Profile B3-A3 in Excavation MK 1 on Mapungubwe Hill in 1973. The excavators, from left to right: Andrie Meyer and Edwin Hanisch.
  • Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, 1988 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Maintenance work on the Southern Terrace, July 1988
  • Stone terrace walls on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Stone terrace walls discovered on Mapungubwe Hill during the first excavations in 1934 Mapungubwe Archive.
  • Stone Walls on the Southern Terrace, Mapungubwe 
    Unknown (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A view of Excavation JS 2(b) on the Southern Terrace viewed from the south in 1934
  • Aerial view of area east of Mapungubwe Hill 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the rugged sandstone hill terrain to the east of Mapungubwe Hill. Several small Iron Age sites in this particular location has been dated to a period later than Mapungubwe.
  • Mapungubwe Hill northern slope 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The remains of stone terrace walls on the slope at the northern foot of Mapungubwe Hill in 1995
  • The southern part of K2 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The southern part of K2, viewed from the west. Gardner's extended excavation can be seen in the centre, with the undisturbed deposit of the western settlement area in the foreground.
  • Map of Iron Age sites on Greefswald, Mapungubwe area 
    University of Pretoria. Dept. of Geography (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Map of the location of the excavated sites on Greefswald during the period 1971-1995
  • School Education 
    University of Pretoria (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Ms. Irene Mafune, a post graduate student of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Pretoria (right) explaining the significance of Mapungubwe, its gold objects and traditional artefacts to a ...
  • Objects found in graves on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Visser, Heleen (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Objects found in graves on Mapungubwe Hill when the site was discovered in 1933.
  • Aerial view of the K2 site from the south-west 
    Pretorius, Dotman (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of the K2 site from the south-west. Gardner's large scale excavations can be seen in the centre. The midden known as K1 is situated on the lower valley floor to the right.
  • General J C Smuts on a visit to Mapungubwe in 1934 
    Unknown (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    General Jan C Smuts on a visit to Mapungubwe in July of 1934. From left to right: Professor C van Riet Lowe, General Smuts and Reverend N. Jones. They are standing on the site of Excavation JS 2(a) on the southern ...
  • Aerial view of Mapungubwe Hill 1933 
    (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    An aerial view of Mapungubwe Hill from the north-west, before excavations, 1933 Mapungubwe Archive.
  • Excavation Site Map 4 
    Meyer, Andrie (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Investigating a kraal and midden deposits on Site Map 4 in the proximity of Mapungubwe Hill to the north-east. Students conducting test excavation in Test Trench 1, April 1966.
  • A free-standing stone wall on Mapungubwe Hill 
    Jones, Neville (Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1998)
    A free-standing stone wall on Mapungubwe Hill above the main entrance to the hill, ca 1934. The wall has been badly damaged by visitors since 1980.
  • Investigating an old excavation on K2 
    Meyer, Andrie (1998)
    Investigating kraal deposits in the wall of Gardner’s old excavation on K2, 1955. A field team consisting of staff members and students of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology and the Department of Anatomy of ...