Nkupe Shelter: report on excavations in the eastern Biggarsberg, Thukela Basin, Natal, South Africa

Authors

  • A. D. Mazel Natal Museum

Abstract

Excavations at Nkupe Shelter in the eastern Biggarsberg are reported. The deposits at this site date to the mid- and late Holocene. Large lithic and non-lithic cultural, plant and faunal assemblages were recovered during the excavations and these are described. A brief outline of some of the conclusions reached in a major synthesis of the Thukela Basin hunter-gatherer history are presented. In particular, it is submitted that the Thukela Basin 7000-2000 BP hunter-gatherer society experienced economic intensification as well as social restructuring.

To cite this article: Mazel, A. D. 1988. Nkupe Shelter: report on excavations in the eastern Biggarsberg, Thukela Basin, Natal, South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 29 (2): 321-77.

Published

2021-02-04

How to Cite

Mazel, A. D. (2021). Nkupe Shelter: report on excavations in the eastern Biggarsberg, Thukela Basin, Natal, South Africa. Southern African Humanities, 29(2), 321–77. Retrieved from https://sahumanities.org/index.php/sah/article/view/133