Ongoing excavations at Border Cave

We propose to continue with excavating three squares that we have opened along the North face of excavation 3A, and open two new squares on the South face of excavation 4A. Excavations along the North profile will enable us to explore the contents of two ancient pits exposed in the profile, look for additional human remains to those found in an adjacent square, and increase our sample size of lithics and fauna. Excavating along the South profile will enable us to better understand the people represented at the site for the period attributed to the Howiesons Poort and retrieve more Early Later Stone Age material. Excavated squares will be sandbagged and reinforced with wooden planks and covered with geotextile after the excavation campaign at Border Cave in KwaZulu-Natal.