Sample name: Sehonghong (GWA)

Reference: I. Plug and P. Mitchell. 2008. Sehonghong: hunter-gatherer utilization of animal resources in the highlands of Lesotho. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 45:31-53 [ER 3742]

Lithology: ash

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,rock shelter

Archaeology: hearths,stone tools

Habitat comments: "Layer GWA (Grey White Ash) consists of a series of quite firm white to pinkish-white ash bodies with a high charcoal content that may be the remains of several interlensing hearths. The lithic remains from this layer correspond to a Classic Wilton assemblage".
"While not all of the animal remains in the deposit would have been accumulated by people, the intense degree of fragmentation and burning that characterizes the Sehonghong assemblages strongly suggests that people were responsible for acquiring almost all of the faunal remains".

Life forms: carnivores,primates,rodents,ungulates,other large mammals,other small mammals,birds,lizards,snakes,turtles,frogs,fishes,clams,snails

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 855 specimens

Sampled by: P. Mitchell

Years: 1992

Sampling comments: "The primary excavation of the site was conducted by P. Mitchell in 1992. All sediment removed from the deposits was dry-sieved through a 1.5 mm mesh".
"Layer GWA was removed in 14 units, producing 83 buckets of deposit".

Sample number: 3980

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2022-08-25 12:52:22

Modified: 2023-05-30 01:41:21