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Quantifying trends in site location with multidimensional scaling (1982)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1982). Quantifying trends in site location with multidimensional scaling. World Archaeology, 14(1), 131-152

In this paper, I consider some of the problems of quantifying locational trends in archaeology. A review of the methods available reveals that techniques may either be limited to situations where a considerable knowledge of the nature of the site, or... Read More about Quantifying trends in site location with multidimensional scaling.

The Indian connection: an assessment of Hromnik's' Indo-Africa' (1982)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Borland, C. (1982). The Indian connection: an assessment of Hromnik's' Indo-Africa'. South African archaeological bulletin, 37(136), 75-80

In this paper, we assess critically a recent publication that seeks to attribute most developments in the later prehistory of southern Africa to Indian gold-seekers. We show that the book has all the characteristics of 'cult archaeology', resurrectin... Read More about The Indian connection: an assessment of Hromnik's' Indo-Africa'.

Enkwazini, an Iron Age site on the Zululand coast (1980)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1980). Enkwazini, an Iron Age site on the Zululand coast. Annals of the Natal Museum, 24(1), 97-110

The excavation of the Enkwazini Iron Age site, located on the Zululand coastal plain, is described. Early Iron Age ceramics, which have been dated to the 4th century A.D., are described. Molluscan faunal remains, attributable to the reoccupation of t... Read More about Enkwazini, an Iron Age site on the Zululand coast.

An iron smelting site in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand (1980)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1980). An iron smelting site in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum, 24(1), 165-176

A group of iron-smelting furnaces, located in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand, is described. The results of excavation of 6 furnaces are discussed and radiocarbon dates are presented which show that the complex can be attributed to the Late Iron... Read More about An iron smelting site in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand.

Some recent radiocarbon dates from Southern Africa (1980)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Vogel, J. (1980). Some recent radiocarbon dates from Southern Africa. Journal of African History, 21(4), 431-455

In this paper we review radiocarbon dates which have become available over the past three years for the more recent archaeological sites south of the Cunene and Limpopo Rivers, assessing the determinations within the broader context of economy and so... Read More about Some recent radiocarbon dates from Southern Africa.