Mgede Shelter: a mid- and late Holocene observation in the western Biggarsberg, Thukela Basin, Natal, South Africa

Abstract

Excavations at the Mgede Shelter in the western Biggarsberg are reported. The deposits at this site have been dated to the mid- and late Holocene. The lithic and non-lithic cultural remains and faunal and floral residue recovered during the excavations are described. In the ensuing discussion this information is used to comment on the mid- and late Holocene hunter-gatherer history of the area surrounding Mgede Shelter, and to make some preliminary statements on the position of Mgede Shelter in the broader Thukela Basin context.

To cite this article: Mazel, A. D. 1986. Mgede Shelter: a mid- and late Holocene observation in the western Biggarsberg, Thukela Basin, Natal, South Africa.Annals of the Natal Museum 27 (2): 357-87.