Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2722BB77
    Site Name
    Archaeological site
    Site Category
    References
    Reference Types
    Other Publication
    Citation
    Daly N, 2012. Wessels EMP 1251.
    Record Administration
    Author
    Ethe.Mngceke
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
    Archaeology Recordings
    Identifiers
    Recording date
    Recording Media
    Digital Photos
    GPS
    Primary?
    Yes
    Physical Aspects
    Physical Site Type
    Open Site
    Location Type
    Open/Flat
    AccessDifficulty
    Medium
    Classifications
    Archaeological Time Periods
    Stone Artefacts - Rock Types
    CCS (Crypto crystalline silicate)
    Manufactured Artefact Types
    Organic Artefacts/Contents
    Bone
    Ostrich Eggshell
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -27.05196, 22.86712
      Northern Cape
      • John Taolo Gaetsewe
      • Joe Morolong
      Directions to Site
      This site is situated in the northern most section of the study area, on a red Kalahari dune towering some 30 meters above a horseshoe bend in the Kuruman River.
      Administration of Protections
      Administration Description

      Date: 2012-11-05
      Demarcate as no-go area with a 20 meter buffer if prospecting activities are to be
      conducted closer than 100 meters from the site and monitor for disturbance by ECO. If at any stage the site is disturbed a qualified archaeologist must be contracted to
      evaluate the damage and make recommendations on the appropriate mitigation
      measures.
      Action Status: Accepted
      Site Action: Conservation

      Grading
      Grading
      Not Conservation Worthy
      Grading Date
      GradingComment

      In accordance to the classification standards as prescribed by SAHRA (Appendix D), the
      evaluation of the density and extent of the site – gives the site is a medium heritage
      significance and graded as Generally Protected – GP.A and of medium heritage significance. Grading by: Natasha Daly

      Significance criteria
      Significance Categories
      Level
      Medium
      Statement of Significance

      Other artefacts associated with the site are ostrich egg shell fragments, bone fragments and coarse ceramic shards. The composition of the artefacts on site indicates an association with hunter gatherer groups

      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
      Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings