Burchell's Shelter
| Location | Campbell, Northern Cape, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°48′58″S 23°43′35″E / 28.816205°S 23.726421°E |
| Type | Stone Age shelter |
| History | |
| Periods | Holocene and 19th century |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Anthony Humphreys |
Burchell’s Shelter is a small rock overhang and archaeological site located in a kloof in the
archaeologist Anthony Humphreys, to examine the occupation of the shelter from both an historical and an archaeological point of view.[2]
History
Strong springs near the head of the valley – at what would become the village of Campbell – had been noted by the
William Burchell, took possession of the fountains (springs) in the name of the London Missionary Society.[citation needed
]
During this visit Burchell met and described the inhabitants of the rock shelter in the kloof. As they were soon afterwards absorbed into the community settling at what became Campbell, Burchell's account is a description of people at the very end of the Stone Age hunter-gatherer phase in this area.[2]
References
- ^ Burchell, William. J. (1822). Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa. Vol. 1. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 456.
- ^ JSTOR 3888044.
- ^ Arnot, David; Orpen, Francis H. S. (1875). The Land Question of Griqualand West: An Inquiry Into the Various Claims to Land in that Territory; Together with a Brief History of the Griqua Nation. S. Solomon. p. 160.
28°48′58″S 23°43′35″E / 28.816205°S 23.726421°E
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