in the southern and central regions, settlement proceeded at a more modest scale from the 15th century. While early architectural trends featured walling made of reeds, stone became the main building material from the 17th century www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-town... - ThreadSky

rhaplord.bsky.social • 3 days ago

in the southern and central regions, settlement proceeded at a more modest scale from the 15th century. While early architectural trends featured walling made of reeds, stone became the main building material from the 17th century
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

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rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

The typical household unit here featured a bilobial layout that linked three circular enclosures separating various domestic functions, and the material culture found within these units provided evidence for craft specialization and exchange
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

Makgwareng represented one of a number of settlement layouts observable on the southern Highveld, many of which featured large perimeter walls as well as corbelling, paved courtyards, and multiple ‘lobes’ in a single dwelling.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

The ruins at Makgwareng belong to type V of the four settlement types; N, V, Z, and R.
its most distinctive feature are the corbelled stone dwellings and is thus the most archeologically visible of the four settlement types
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

Excavations at the site of Makgwareng (known by its Sotho name of lekgwara —stony hill/the place of stones) revealed multiple episodes of building across various zones beginning in 1520-1660.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

Finds of valuable material left in situ indicate that the site was hurriedly abandoned around the early 19th century, possibly due to the conflict between Hlubi and the Tlokoa just 60km away.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

the ruins of Kweneng is made up of three sectors of clustered districts, each comprising several clusters of compounds, circular stone-walled enclosures demarcated spaces for various functions, and a few compounds with stone towers of unknown function.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

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