Presenting the Magoro Hill Excavation Pictures and a bit of info!
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Picture: Courtesy of Unisa
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About Magoro Hill:
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Magoro Hill is a mid-nineteenth century stonewalled settlement associated with Venda speakers. There was a siege on the Hill in the 1800's that started on the 8th of August. We were lucky enough to excavate on that same day! We found tons of beads, pottery and bone!
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I won't go to much in detail about what we found, and i won't show pictures of finds or sites too closely as i don't want to reveal anything that the Unisa Archeologist want to publish.
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I will however show some pictures of the surrounding areas / dig / good times!
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Sit back and enjoy the show :)
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The view from our team's site!
Trying to find a bit of shade at lunch time!
Presenting The Indiana Jones Hat
Playing Soccer with the locals :)
The Locals showing us how they make bricks!
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At a Local Village
Awesome Tree in a Village
Our Team leader posing at our excavation
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Picture: Courtesy of Unisa
Me Left waiting for team member (in red) to finish Augering, so i can remove the soil
Picture: Courtesy of Unisa
Me and my Team members - I'm in a White and black shirt :)
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And that is all i have for now :)
Hope you guys enjoyed this pics
wow... cool activity.
ReplyDeletebut it looks like really sunny day.
Yea it was really hot!
ReplyDeleteThese are really wonderful pictures, it will be interesting to be updated about your findings? My grandfather, Khakhu Magoro grew up in this very hill.
ReplyDeleteHi Mmbangiseni!
ReplyDeleteThat is so interesting!
You will have to find out all about the findings from Unisa. They are doing another dig there this year. Can I give you contact numbers or emails for the professors responsible for the dig and findings?
Good read That's were we perform our rituals for the ancestors, I am interested I knowing more...
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