Two Holocene Later Stone Age stratigraphies from the Sesfontein area, northwestern Namibia
Two Holocene Later Stone Age stratigraphies from the Sesfontein area, northwestern Namibia
Stratified rockshelter deposits form the most important source of information on the prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the Namibian Holocene Later Stone Age (LSA). This paper reports on two new test excavations conducted at rockshelters in the Sesfontein area in northwestern Namibia in 2005. Both archaeological sites are located between two archaeologically well researched regions, to the north Kunene and to the south the Brandberg and Erongo. Although the stratigraphies are rather problematic with regard to taphonomic integrity, their study identifies information that can be reliably used in order to contribute to our knowledge of prehistoric LSA hunter-gatherer societies in Namibia. The cultural material is examined in relation to available environmental, contextual and taphonomic data.
CITATION: Ossendorf, Götz. Two Holocene Later Stone Age stratigraphies from the Sesfontein area, northwestern Namibia . Oxon : Taylor & Francis Group , 2017. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2017, pp. 233-266 - Available at: https://library.au.int/two-holocene-later-stone-age-stratigraphies-sesfontein-area-northwestern-namibia