Spatial parameters of Late Iron Age settlements in the upper Thukela Valley

Maggs, T M; Oswald, Dana; Hall, M; Ruther, Heinz

Abstract

This paper describes a survey of stone-built settlements in the interior grasslands of KwaZulu-Natal. These are examined at the levels of homestead, cluster and settlement within the landscape. Comparisons and contrasts are drawn with the ethnology of Nguni-speaking peoples in the region.

Citation

Maggs, T. M., Oswald, D., Hall, M., & Ruther, H. (1986). Spatial parameters of Late Iron Age settlements in the upper Thukela Valley. Annals of the Natal Museum, 27(2), 455-479

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1986
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2010
• Journal: Annals of the Natal Museum
• Print ISSN: 0304-0798
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 455-479