Mumba Rockshelter stratigraphy
Part of the Mumba Rockshelter (Tanzania) re-excavation project
Creator(s): Mary Prendergast
Year: unknown
Summary
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).
Cite this Record
Mumba Rockshelter stratigraphy. Mary Prendergast. ( tDAR id: 6656) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KD1WMK
Keywords
Culture
Iron Age
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Kansyore
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Later Stone Age
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Middle Stone Age
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Savanna Pastoral Neolithic
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
Site Name
Mumba Rockshelter
Site Type
Encampment
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Rock Art
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Rock Shelter
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
Temporal Keywords
Iron Age
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Later Stone Age
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Middle Stone Age
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Pastoral Neolithic
Spatial Coverage
min long: 35.281; min lat: -3.561 ; max long: 35.318; max lat: -3.527 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Mary Prendergast
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