An Introduction to the Stone Age Archaeology of the Polihali Dam Area, Mokhotlong District, Lesotho

IF 16.4 1区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
T. Forssman, M. Lotter, J. Parkington, J. Hollmann, J. Angel, W. Fourie
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Abstract

Much of Lesotho’s cultural heritage has been studied as a result of dam developments. Where dams have been built, heritage studies have provided crucial data for improving our understanding of local archaeological sequences. Ahead of the construction of the Lesotho Highland Development Authority’s (LHDA) new Polihali Dam in Lesotho’s Mokhotlong District and following the recommendations of a heritage assessment (CES 2014), a large-scale five-year cultural heritage management program was launched in 2018 that seeks to excavate and mitigate a number of heritage sites. Here, we provide the background to one of southern Africa’s largest heritage mitigation contracts by contextualising the current research program. We then present the archaeology of Lesotho’s eastern highlands basalt region using data collected during the inception phase of this program. The findings challenge current preconceived notions about the sparsity of archaeological remains for this region.
莱索托Mokhotlong区Polihali坝区石器时代考古简介
由于大坝的开发,莱索托的大部分文化遗产都得到了研究。在建造大坝的地方,遗产研究为提高我们对当地考古序列的理解提供了重要数据。在莱索托高地发展局(LHDA)在莱索托Mokhotlong区建造新的Polihali大坝之前,并根据遗产评估(CES 2014)的建议,于2018年启动了一项为期五年的大型文化遗产管理计划,旨在挖掘和减少一些遗产地。在这里,我们通过结合当前的研究项目,为南部非洲最大的遗产缓解合同之一提供背景。然后,我们利用该项目启动阶段收集的数据,介绍了莱索托东部高地玄武岩地区的考古情况。这些发现挑战了目前关于该地区考古遗迹稀少的先入为主的观念。
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Accounts of Chemical Research
Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合
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31.40
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1.10%
发文量
312
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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