Pastoral Neolithic (Temporal Keyword)
1-25 (27 Records)
Age data, following Silver (1969), from non-intrusive postcranial remains of domesticates at Gileodabeshta 2, Units 4 and 5 combined. Proximal metapodials and distal phalanges are excluded since these fused in the womb, and no unfused specimens were documented. I = infant; I/J = infant or juvenile; J = juvenile; J/A+ = juvenile or adult or older; A+ = adult or older
Fauna from Gileodabeshta 2 - ageing (teeth)
Non-intrusive teeth of domesticates at Gileodabeshta 2, Units 4 and 5 combined, that could be aged, following Grant (1982).
Fauna from Gileodabeshta 2 - taxonomic distribution
Fauna from Gileodabeshta 2, Units 4 and 5 combined. M = number of which are modern (intrusive)
Fauna from Jangwani 2 - ageing (epiphyses)
Age data from non-intrusive postcranial remains of domesticates at Jangwani 2, Units 3 and 4 combined. Proximal metapodials and distal phalanges are excluded since these fused in the womb, and no unfused specimens were documented. Ageing follows Silver (1969). I/J = infant or juvenile; J = juvenile; J/A+ = juvenile or adult or older.
Fauna from Jangwani 2 - ageing (teeth)
Non-intrusive teeth of Bos taurus (cattle) at Jangwani 2, Units 3 and 4 combined, that could be aged (following Grant [1982]).
Fauna from Jangwani 2 - taxonomic distribution
Fauna from Jangwani 2, Units 3 and 4 combined. M = number of which are modern (intrusive).
Fauna from Mumba - ageing data (limb epiphyseal fusion)
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
Fauna from Mumba - ageing data (teeth)
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
Fauna from Mumba - survivorship data
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...
Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 5, Separated by Level
Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 5, Separated by Level
Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 8, Separated by Level
Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 8, Separated by Level
Faunal data from Wadh Lang'o Trench 1 (2001)
Worksheets 9.1-9.6 Taxonomic information by level, where: 80-120 cm = Urewe/historic Luo 120-140 cm = Elmenteitan/Urewe 140-160 cm = Elmenteitan 160-190 cm = Elmenteitan/Kansyore 190-250 cm = Kansyore 250-320 cm = Kansyore Worksheets 9.7-9.9: ageing data for domesticats Worksheets 9.10-9.12: taphonomic data
Gileodabeshta 2 excavations, Lake Eyasi, Tanzania
Gileodabeshta is located at 1035 m asl in open grasslands, near where the Matete River runs into Lake Eyasi (which lies at ca. 1000 m asl). It is very close to Ishimijega Shelter (Mehlman 1989). Gileodabeshta was originally called "Matete-Streminsel Fundstelle" or "Flussinsel im Matete" by Kohl-Larsen (1943) and was called "Matete River Site" by Mehlman (1989). It was surface-collected by Kohl-Larsen, and Mehlman studied the collections and identified mainly SPN-Narosura pottery as well as some...
Jangwani 2 excavations, Lake Eyasi basin, Tanzania
Jangwani is a large open-air site or series of sites near the shores of Lake Eyasi, south of Mumba Rockshelter. The area was surveyed (surface collections only) by Kohl-Larsen (1943) and one site was named Wochenend Fundstelle (Weekend Site), renamed Jangwani 1 by Mehlman (1989), who excavated it. Gifford-Gonzalez (in Mehlman 1989) analyzed the fauna from J1. Kohl-Larsen also surveyed "Njoroan Fundstelle" (Njoroan Site), renamed Jangwani 2 by Mehlman, who did not excavate it. The late Charles...
Kansyore ceramics from Mumba Rockshelter
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.
Kansyore ceramics from Trench 1 at Wadh Lang'o
Kansyore ceramics from Trench 1 at Wadh Lang'o
Map of Winam Gulf showing site location
Map of Kansyore sites (open circles) in the Winam Gulf region of Nyanza Province, western Kenya, showing location of Wadh Lang'o. Closed circle = modern city.
Mumba Rockshelter (Tanzania) re-excavation
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...
Mumba Rockshelter stratigraphy
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).
Photograph of Mumba Rockshelter
View of Mumba Rockshelter from the northwest (photograph by M. Prendergast). Note total station and person at right side for scale.
Photograph of Mumba Rockshelter from above
View of Mumba Rockshelter from above, with excavation units indicated. Photograph by M. Prendergast.
Plan of Gileodabeshta 2 excavations
Plan of Gileodabeshta 2 excavations
Plan of Jangwani 2 excavations
Plan of Jangwani 2 excavations
Plan of Mumba Rockshelter, 2005-6 excavations
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
Radiocarbon dates from Wadh Lang'o
Radiocarbon dates (AMS/charcoal) from Trench 1 at Wadh Lang'o