Automated remote sensing has made substantial breakthroughs for archaeological
investigation. Over the past 20 years, the reliability of these methods has vastly improved …

Many of the heritage sites researchers work on are reported to them by local people.
Sometimes local people spend their meagre resources to protect such sites before …

Abstract The Ecological Survey of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), undertaken in the
1930s under the leadership of Colin G. Trapnell, was a seminal exercise to relate soil …

The remembrance of the dead is a ubiquitous dimension of most human societies, and the
spatial dimension of mortuary practices actively constitutes an essential element of the …

In recent years the use of near-surface geophysical survey–especially magnetometry–has
been on the rise across sub-Saharan Africa, illustrating its utility at both large and/or built-up …

Abstract During the Late Iron Age, early Nguni-speaking farmers entered and moved across
the region of the lower Thukela uplands through frequent, short-range episodes of …

Spatial analysis is paramount for understanding, monitoring, and conserving ancient
settlements and cultural landscapes. Advancing remote sensing and prospection techniques …

Archaeology of connectivity has attracted researchers since the beginning of the discipline
when migration theories reigned in archaeological research. In East Africa, it started close to …

Rectangular, fishtail and croisette copper ingots have been found in many locations in
Central and southern Africa where excavated samples date to between the fifth and …

Abstract The Machile River and its surrounding tributaries in Western Zambia formed a
significant locus of Iron Age life in Zambia and served as a conduit for the localized …