The Use of Stone 'Scrapers' by Semi-Sedentary Pastoralist Groups in Namaqualand, South Africa

Webley, Lita

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“…A particular type of stone artefact in use by contemporary pastoralists for working hides was documented by Webley (1990Webley ( , 2005. It is a rough sandstone pebble known as a //khom stone (Nienaber & Raper 1977) which is used to scrape (with a rubbing motion) the fatty tissue off the inside of a skin (Webley 1990). These artefacts are identified by the fatty residues adhering to them and Webley (2005) sees the //khom stone from Spoeg River Cave (Figure 2.1) as further evidence for the presence of pastoralists at the site c. AD 770.…”

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“…Utilised manuports were generally rare but Layer 4 included a //khom stone, used for scraping skins (Nienaber & Raper 1977;Webley 1990), and a small pebble of finegrained black rock with a groove on one side and a notch in one edge (Figure 5.91).…”

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This study examines mid-to late Holocene Later Stone Age archaeological residuesspecifically flaked stone artefacts, ostrich eggshell beads and potteryfrom Namaqualand, north-western South Africa. Through its implication in all models so far proposed, Namaqualand is crucial to understanding the introduction of herding to the southern African subcontinent. Despite numerous publications on early herding, many key debates remain unresolved.

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