Despite the seemingly permanent nature of the settlements, residents of some of the towns migrated semi-regularly within the vicinity of the town and beyond. Their populations fluctuated after the installation of new rulers as capitals were reorganized www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-town... - ThreadSky

rhaplord.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Despite the seemingly permanent nature of the settlements, residents of some of the towns migrated semi-regularly within the vicinity of the town and beyond. Their populations fluctuated after the installation of new rulers as capitals were reorganized
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

Comments

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

These internal shifts are also mentioned in 19th-century accounts of the capitals, eg the town of Litakun which moved three times in 20 years, and its population fluctuated significantly from 10-15,000 in 1801, to 5,000 inhabitants in 1812
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

The stone settlements of the Highveld were the product of multiple internal and regional processes such as the centralization of political power, the accumulation of cattle wealth, competition between chiefdoms, population growth, and ecological stress
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

While stone architecture may be relatively permanent, its production and maintenance were firmly located within peoples’ changing relationships with the surrounding landscape and resources
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

Both internal processes and regional upheaval influenced the settlement patterns of Sotho-Tswana capitals, as well as the abandonment and establishment of new towns.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

The stone-towns of the Highveld are thus the cumulative legacy of social complexity in southern Africa, preserving fragments of its dynamic social, economic, & political history as it evolved from the end of the Middle Ages to the dawn of the colonial era.
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/stone-towns-on-the-highveld-of-south

rhaplord.bsky.social•3 days ago

ICYMI

The gold standard in 19th century Asante: Currency, Wealth, and Credit in a precolonial African economy
https://www.patreon.com/posts/127531257?pr=true&forSale=true

Posting Rules

Be respectful to others
No spam or self-promotion
Stay on topic
Follow Bluesky's terms of service

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply