Overview
Identifiers
References
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Orton J, 2019. Paulputs Wind Energy Facility, Northern Cape Province.
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 10:19
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 11:00.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recording Media
Digital Photos
GPS
Primary?
Yes
Physical Aspects
Physical Site Type
Open Site
Location Type
Open/Flat
Classifications
Archaeological Time Periods
Stone Artefacts - Rock Types
Quartz
Organic Artefacts/Contents
Ostrich Eggshell
Cultural Material Comments/Notes
A stone-walled wind break built on top of a dolerite hill and with flaked quartz artefacts and ostrich eggshell fragments inside it.
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.914722, 19.734528
Northern Cape
- Namakwa
- Khâi-Ma
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:05.
Administration Description
Date: 2019-01-14
Avoid
Action Status: Accepted
Site Action: Conservation
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on 14/01/2020 - 10:20.
Grading
Not Conservation Worthy
Grading Date
GradingComment
Grade IV B Grading by: Jayson Orton
Significance criteria
Statement of Significance
It is a semi-circular structure that may have functioned to protect people from wind or was perhaps used to hide behind while looking out for prey. This site had quartz artefacts and ostrich eggshell fragments associated with it. Several small circular structures were also noted.
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
Powered by Drupal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 South Africa License.