New AMS dates for the Middle Iron Age in the Mapungubwe landscape
Research in the Limpopo Valley has documented over 500 Middle Iron Age sites (AD 900–1320) relevant to the origins of Mapungubwe – the capital of the first indigenous state in southern Africa. Fifteen new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dates from 11 of these archaeological sites establish the...
Main Authors: | Thomas N. Huffman, Stephen Woodborne |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2021-03-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/8980 |
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