Mumba Rockshelter (Tanzania) re-excavation
Summary
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 1978) and in 1977 and 1981 (Mehlman 1989). The shelter was re-excavated in 2005-2006 by M. Prendergast, A. Mabulla and M. Domínguez-Rodrigo, and was sampled for OSL dating in 2007 by Z. Jacobs and R. Roberts. Data here include spatial and faunal data and radiometric dates from the 2005-2006 excavations, dates from earlier excavations, and selected images.
Cite this Record
Mumba Rockshelter (Tanzania) re-excavation. ( tDAR id: 6650) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8N87C4W
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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Images
- Kansyore ceramics from Mumba Rockshelter
- Mumba Rockshelter stratigraphy
- Photograph of Mumba Rockshelter
- Photograph of Mumba Rockshelter from above
- Plan of Mumba Rockshelter, 2005-6 excavations