Middle Stone Age (Culture Keyword)

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Limb epiphysis fusion states of possible domesticates at Mumba, following Silver (1969). J = juvenile; J/A = juvenile or young adult; J/A+ = juvenile or adult or older; Indet. = indeterminate

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Teeth of domesticates or possible domesticates that could be aged at Mumba, following Grant (1982). LM = lower molar; LP = lower premolar; UM = upper premolar; M = molar

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Survivorship (%MNE) for elements at Mumba Rockshelter Small mammal expected MNE (xMNE) values based on the following MNI for each level: Level II-1: 6 small bovids, 1 carnivore/primate, 1 suid (total MNI = 8) Levels III-1/2: 9 small bovids, 3 suids, 7 carnivores/primates, 1 aardvark (total MNI = 20) Level III-3: 7 small bovids, 2 suids, 3 carnivores/primates (total MNI = 12) Large mammal expected MNE (xMNE) values based on the following MNI for each level: Level II-1: 3 large bovids, 1...

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 5, Separated by Level

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 8, Separated by Level

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lewis R. Binford.

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IMAGE Mary Prendergast.

Kansyore ceramics recovered from Mumba in the 2005 (a-d) and 1981 (e-f) field seasons. All photographs by M. Prendergast. Scale bars = 2 cm.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Tjeerd H. van Andel.

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PROJECT Uploaded by: Mary Prendergast

Mumba Rockshelter is located in Mang'ola Basin, at ca. 1046 m asl, about 2.3 km from the current shore of Lake Eyasi (which is dry most of the year). It is found in a series of inselbergs (containing several other shelters) called the Laghang-Ishimijega hills, running parallel to the lake. The shelter contains rock paintings documented by L. Kohl-Larsen (1943). It was excavated in 1934-36 and a very large "test" excavation was led by M. Kohl-Larsen in 1938 (L. Kohl-Larsen 1943, Müller-Beck...

IMAGE Mary Prendergast.

Revised Mumba stratigraphy after 2005 excavations. Plan (upper left) shows excavation units, which are shaded in the profile drawing. Upper right diagram shows correlation between our revised geological units and Mehlman’s Beds I-VI. Drawing by L. Luque of the Teruel Paleontological Foundation, Spain (Prendergast et al. 2007: Figure 7).

IMAGE Mary Prendergast.

View of Mumba Rockshelter from the northwest (photograph by M. Prendergast). Note total station and person at right side for scale.

IMAGE Mary Prendergast.

View of Mumba Rockshelter from above, with excavation units indicated. Photograph by M. Prendergast.

IMAGE Mary Prendergast.

Plan of Mumba Rockshelter, showing Kohl-Larsen excavation area (center) and dump (left), and Mehlman’s trenches (I-IV) and Prendergast et al.'s trenches (5-8). Adapted by M. Prendergast from the original plan drawn by Mehlman (1989:Figure 4.2). Tr. = Trench/Unit

DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Includes dates from Mehlman (1989) and Prendergast et al (2007; Prendergast 2008) excavations. Does not include dates currently in progress by Gliganic, Jacobs and Roberts.