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Dating Lydenburg Heads Pottery

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The aim of this project is to constrain the timing and age of the ceramics ascribed to the Urewe and Kalundu traditions that were excavated from the Lydenburg Heads Site, to establish if they were contemporaneous or sequential in origin. OBJECTIVES i. To determine the ages for the Kalundu Tradition ceramics using optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques ii. To determine the ages for the Urewe Tradition ceramics using optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques iii. To determine the ages of the mixed Kalundu and Urewe Tradition ceramics using optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques iv. Compare and contrast the resultant optically stimulated luminescence ages of the singular and mixed tradition ceramics temporally and spatially.

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The Kalundu and Urewe traditions reflect the origins of communities and a society that moved into the region from different pathways. To date there are no high-resolution ages that establish the timing of these occupations of the Lydenburg region. Luminescence dating will determine the firing or last usage ages of the pottery to be determined. The use of this absolute dating technique will allow insight into the temporal context of Kalundu and Urewe traditions in the Lydenburg region and provide sequential or contemporary observations of the two traditions. The ceramics within the Lydenburg Heads site provide an important insight into the early farmers, including their practices and movements within the context of Southern Africa.

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Friday, April 21, 2023 - 11:54

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21163

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CitationReferenceTypeDate Retrieved
Becher, J. (2021) Reconstructing vessel use at Lydenburg Heads site, South Africa, using GC-MS and GC-c-IRMS. MA thesis. (Universität Tübingen)
Friday, April 21, 2023
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  1. PDF icon 1619250 Rachel Haupt Proposal_FINAL.pdf
 
 

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