Knowledge (XXG)

Burchell's Shelter

Source 📝

310: 367: 176:
During this visit Burchell met and described the inhabitants of the rock shelter in the kloof. As they were soon afterwards absorbed into the community settling at what became Campbell, Burchell's account is a description of people at the very end of the Stone Age hunter-gatherer phase in this area.
138:, mainly nineteenth century remains. Further interest in the shelter derives from the existence of an eyewitness description by the traveller William Burchell of the last Stone Age hunter-gatherers who inhabited the shelter. Hence it presented an opportunity, recognised by 404: 443: 351: 423: 259:
The Land Question of Griqualand West: An Inquiry Into the Various Claims to Land in that Territory; Together with a Brief History of the Griqua Nation
161:(Griquatown) in 1805, but it was not before 1811 that they occupied the place, then known as ‘Knovel Valley'. In that year the missionary the Revd 438: 448: 397: 43: 344: 453: 390: 271: 433: 428: 337: 142: 107: 127: 153:
Strong springs near the head of the valley – at what would become the village of Campbell – had been noted by the
170: 158: 213:
Humphreys, A. J. B. (1975). "Burchell's Shelter: The History and Archaeology of a Northern Cape Rock Shelter".
123: 30: 194: 145:, to examine the occupation of the shelter from both an historical and an archaeological point of view. 309: 119: 162: 238: 366: 257: 230: 374: 321: 222: 166: 417: 317: 154: 139: 131: 286: 273: 234: 58: 45: 118:
is a small rock overhang and archaeological site located in a kloof in the
135: 91: 242: 134:. As an archaeological site it has a shallow deposit containing late 226: 199:. Vol. 1. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 456. 169:, took possession of the fountains (springs) in the name of the 378: 325: 103: 98: 87: 82: 74: 37: 26: 208: 206: 398: 345: 8: 21: 256:Arnot, David; Orpen, Francis H. S. (1875). 405: 391: 352: 338: 196:Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa 20: 215:The South African Archaeological Bulletin 444:Archaeological sites of Southern Africa 185: 373:This African archaeology article is a 7: 424:Archaeological sites in South Africa 363: 361: 306: 304: 16:Archaeological site in South Africa 377:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 324:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 165:, in the company of the traveller 14: 365: 308: 439:Landforms of the Northern Cape 193:Burchell, William. J. (1822). 1: 449:Northern Cape geography stubs 470: 360: 303: 262:. S. Solomon. p. 160. 454:African archaeology stubs 171:London Missionary Society 287:28.816205°S 23.726421°E 59:28.816205°S 23.726421°E 31:Campbell, Northern Cape 320:location article is a 434:Historic preservation 429:Caves of South Africa 292:-28.816205; 23.726421 64:-28.816205; 23.726421 283: /  55: /  23: 116:Burchell’s Shelter 22:Burchell's Shelter 386: 385: 333: 332: 221:(117/118): 3–18. 143:Anthony Humphreys 113: 112: 108:Anthony Humphreys 78:Stone Age shelter 461: 407: 400: 393: 369: 362: 354: 347: 340: 312: 305: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 288: 284: 281: 280: 279: 276: 264: 263: 253: 247: 246: 210: 201: 200: 190: 167:William Burchell 157:polity based at 120:Ghaap Escarpment 94:and 19th century 70: 69: 67: 66: 65: 60: 56: 53: 52: 51: 48: 24: 469: 468: 464: 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 414: 413: 412: 411: 359: 358: 301: 291: 289: 285: 282: 277: 274: 272: 270: 269: 267: 255: 254: 250: 227:10.2307/3888044 212: 211: 204: 192: 191: 187: 183: 151: 63: 61: 57: 54: 49: 46: 44: 42: 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 467: 465: 457: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 416: 415: 410: 409: 402: 395: 387: 384: 383: 370: 357: 356: 349: 342: 334: 331: 330: 313: 266: 265: 248: 202: 184: 182: 179: 150: 147: 111: 110: 105: 104:Archaeologists 101: 100: 96: 95: 89: 85: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 39: 35: 34: 33:, South Africa 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 466: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 421: 419: 408: 403: 401: 396: 394: 389: 388: 382: 380: 376: 371: 368: 364: 355: 350: 348: 343: 341: 336: 335: 329: 327: 323: 319: 318:Northern Cape 314: 311: 307: 302: 299: 296: 261: 260: 252: 249: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 209: 207: 203: 198: 197: 189: 186: 180: 178: 174: 172: 168: 164: 163:Lambert Jansz 160: 156: 148: 146: 144: 141: 140:archaeologist 137: 133: 129: 128:Northern Cape 125: 121: 117: 109: 106: 102: 97: 93: 90: 86: 81: 77: 73: 68: 40: 36: 32: 29: 25: 19: 379:expanding it 372: 326:expanding it 315: 300: 268: 258: 251: 218: 214: 195: 188: 175: 152: 132:South Africa 115: 114: 18: 290: / 62: / 38:Coordinates 418:Categories 278:23°43′35″E 275:28°48′58″S 181:References 159:Klaarwater 99:Site notes 50:23°43′35″E 47:28°48′58″S 235:0038-1969 136:Holocene 124:Campbell 92:Holocene 27:Location 243:3888044 149:History 126:in the 88:Periods 83:History 241:  233:  155:Griqua 316:This 239:JSTOR 375:stub 322:stub 231:ISSN 75:Type 223:doi 122:at 420:: 237:. 229:. 219:30 217:. 205:^ 173:. 130:, 406:e 399:t 392:v 381:. 353:e 346:t 339:v 328:. 245:. 225::

Index

Campbell, Northern Cape
28°48′58″S 23°43′35″E / 28.816205°S 23.726421°E / -28.816205; 23.726421
Holocene
Anthony Humphreys
Ghaap Escarpment
Campbell
Northern Cape
South Africa
Holocene
archaeologist
Anthony Humphreys
Griqua
Klaarwater
Lambert Jansz
William Burchell
London Missionary Society
Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa


doi
10.2307/3888044
ISSN
0038-1969
JSTOR
3888044
The Land Question of Griqualand West: An Inquiry Into the Various Claims to Land in that Territory; Together with a Brief History of the Griqua Nation
28°48′58″S 23°43′35″E / 28.816205°S 23.726421°E / -28.816205; 23.726421
Stub icon
Northern Cape
stub

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.