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RecordingGroup

General

AutoID: 

AGT021 - 14/11/2013

Author: 

Roger.Lange

RecordingDate: 

14/11/2013 - 09:07

PrimaryRecording?: 

Yes

AlternateCode: 

AGT11

Recorders: 

Emily Hallinan

Directions: 

Towards southern edge of Agtersfontein plateau, southernmost outcrop, almost overlooking Tra-Tra River. Around corner of outcrop on northern side, further west. Large cave with round mouth

SiteComments: 

Large cave with rock art and deposit. Largest (only substantial?) cave in the area (except for AGT9). Dense and complex rock art panels. Remains of a hearth and grass bedding partially exposed under deposit towards back of cave – care was taken not to disturb the deposit with minimal walking off the bedrock except to record rock art. Moderate surface assemblage (hopefully because much of it remains buried), sampled in two 1 m squares and four additional samples (all artefacts within arms’ reach of a central point), mostly along the drip-line: LSA hornfels, quartz and CCS, including two adzes and pièces esquillées. MSA quartzite with faceted platforms, elongated pieces and radial core. Also bone, ochre (some with grinding striations) and marine shell fragment. Most interesting find is a fossilised bird bone with 14 diagonal parallel incisions (of varying lengths and spacing but all at the same angle), some were made with multiple strokes. On the reverse face there are five clear incisions, spaced as one single line and then an ‘IIV’ pattern.

Six samples recorded on 16/11/2013: two sample squares and four ‘arms’ radius’ samples positioned at left, centre and right of cave dripline, one immediately in front below the raised boulders of the cave floor, and one 5-10 m further in front

RecordingMedia: 

  • GPS
  • Sampled
 
 

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