Case Decision - 184444

SAHRA supports the recommendations of the authors and requires that:

The graves (AF2) should be restored where these are dilapidated, protected and conserved.  For this purpose, a proper fence must be built around them including entry gates to allow visits from relatives and family friends. The fence must be placed 5 meters away from the perimeter of the graves. No development is allowed within 15 meters from the fence line surrounding the graves.
The ECO should be informed of the possibility of discovering significant fossils and should monitor all substantial excavations into unweathered bedrock.

If the recommendations made in the specialist report and in this comment are adhered to, the SAHRA Archaeology, Palaeontology and Meteorites Unit has no objection to the development (in terms of the archaeological and palaeontological components of the heritage resources). If any new evidence of archaeological sites or artefacts, palaeontological fossils, graves or other heritage resources are found during development, construction or mining, SAHRA and a professional archaeologist and/or palaeontologist, depending on the nature of the finds, must be alerted immediately.Decisions on Built Environment (e.g. structures over 60 years) and associated Living Heritage (e.g. sacred sites) must be made by the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority of the Northern Cape (Mr. Andrew Timothy, email: [email protected]) to whom this Archaeological Review Comment will be copied.