Open AccessFish and other faunal remains from a Late Iron Age site on the Letaba River, Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
Ina Plug,
Paul Skelton
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v34i1.407
Subject(s) - geography , fish <actinopterygii> , national park , prehistory , population , assemblage (archaeology) , ecology , fishery , archaeology , biology , demography , sociology
Fish remains from Late Iron Age sites in the Transvaal are relatively scarce. It seems as if the people did not utilize the riverine resources extensively. Therefore the unique assemblage of large numbers of fish bones on a Late Iron Age site, provides some insight into the fish population of a section of the Letaba River a few hundred years ago. The presence of other faunal remains provides some information on prehistoric utilization of the environment in general. Hunting strategies and aspects of herding can also be deduced from the faunal remains