Title Archives of times past : conversations about South Africa's deep history / edited by Cynthia Kros, John Wright, Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Helen Ludlow

Published Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (359 p.) Contents First thoughts about the archive -- Commentaries and conversations -- Becoming explorers -- Engaging with archaeology and rock art -- Conflicting opinions -- Further thoughts Summary An exploration of the archive on southern Africa's past in the pre-colonial era, bringing new ideas about source material and archiving from scholars in southern Africa and elsewhere. It focusses on the question: 'How do we know, or think we know, what happened in the times before European colonialism?' Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Archaeology. Archaeology Archives archaeology. Africa, Southern -- History -- To 1899. Southern Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Kros, Cynthia, editor Wright, John, editor Buthelezi, Mbongiseni, editor Ludlow, Helen, editor Blundell, Geoffrey Boeyens, Jan Esterhuysen, Amanda King, Rachel Kriel, Lize Lekgoathi, Sekibakiba Peter ISBN 9781776147298 1776147294

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