Lindholm, Karl-Johan
- Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
The author notes that livestock herding in the Kalahari Desert would require water during the dry season. By mapping and dating artificially dug or enlarged waterholes, he shows when and where such herding would have been possible. Dating is by radiocarbon, artefact scatters and cartography. Comparison with climatic, documentary and oral evidence shows that the use of the artificial wells correlates with what is known so far about the movement of peoples over the last two millennia. This inspires confidence in the connection between the wells and herding and in the survey methods.
Nyckelord
Namibia; Botswana; Kalahari; water; wells; herding; desert
Publicerad i
Antiquity
2009, volym: 83, nummer: 319, sidor: 110-124
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Fisk- och akvakulturforskning
Ekonomi och näringsliv
Samhällsvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00098124
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/24678