An initial zooarchaeological analysis of Magubike and Mlambalasi: Two archaeological sites from the Iringa region of Southern Tanzania
The current study consists of a preliminary analysis of the faunal materials recovered from test pit excavations at Magubike (HxJf-01) and Mlambalasi (HwJf-02), two archaeological sites in the Iringa district of Tanzania. Both sites contain faunal materials from the Iron Age, Later Stone Age and Mi...
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10048/414 |
| Summary: | The current study consists of a preliminary analysis of the faunal materials recovered from test pit excavations at Magubike (HxJf-01) and Mlambalasi (HwJf-02), two archaeological sites in the Iringa district of Tanzania. Both sites contain faunal materials from the Iron Age, Later Stone Age and Middle Stone Age, which is unique for this region and causes them to be particularly germane to the behavioural modernity debate. The analysis of the faunal materials employed a combined zooarchaeological and taphonomic approach designed to elucidate each site’s formational history and human behavioural component. Through the construction of a sound taphonomic framework, an initial understanding of the formational processes at both sites was achieved and insight into Iron Age human subsistence strategies was attained. The poor preservation of the Later Stone Age and Middle Stone Age faunal materials precluded an understanding of the human subsistence strategies employed during these periods. === Anthropology |
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