9th century – 20th century
Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe
The Dombozanga Industry was a late scraper-dominated Later Stone Age industry identified at two sites in the Limpopo valley of southern Zimbabwe. It dates within the last thousand years represented by the chapter and is characterized by very scarce or absent microliths. The assemblage is closely related to contemporary occurrences in the Transvaal and has not been reported elsewhere in Zimbabwe.
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The Story
The Dombozanga Industry represents a late form of the Later Stone Age in the Limpopo valley at the extreme south of Zimbabwe. It is known from two sites and is distinguished by scraper-dominated assemblages in which microliths are either very scarce or entirely absent. This pattern contrasts with the microlithic traditions documented elsewhere in southern Africa during earlier phases.
The industry is dated to within the last one thousand years discussed by the chapter. Its dating places it in a period when Iron Age settlement was already present in the broader region, although the passage does not specify the exact relationship between Dombozanga occupations and Iron Age communities. The assemblage has been clearly connected with contemporary occurrences in the Transvaal.
The restricted distribution of the Dombozanga Industry is significant. The chapter states that it has not been found elsewhere in Zimbabwe, making the Limpopo valley its only reported Zimbabwean setting in this account. Its definition therefore depends on a small number of late sites and a regional comparison rather than a comprehensive sequence.
9th century – 20th century
Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe
The Dombozanga Industry was a late scraper-dominated Later Stone Age industry identified at two sites in the Limpopo valley of southern Zimbabwe. It dates within the last thousand years represented by the chapter and is characterized by very scarce or absent microliths. The assemblage is closely related to contemporary occurrences in the Transvaal and has not been reported elsewhere in Zimbabwe.
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The Story
The Dombozanga Industry represents a late form of the Later Stone Age in the Limpopo valley at the extreme south of Zimbabwe. It is known from two sites and is distinguished by scraper-dominated assemblages in which microliths are either very scarce or entirely absent. This pattern contrasts with the microlithic traditions documented elsewhere in southern Africa during earlier phases.
The industry is dated to within the last one thousand years discussed by the chapter. Its dating places it in a period when Iron Age settlement was already present in the broader region, although the passage does not specify the exact relationship between Dombozanga occupations and Iron Age communities. The assemblage has been clearly connected with contemporary occurrences in the Transvaal.
The restricted distribution of the Dombozanga Industry is significant. The chapter states that it has not been found elsewhere in Zimbabwe, making the Limpopo valley its only reported Zimbabwean setting in this account. Its definition therefore depends on a small number of late sites and a regional comparison rather than a comprehensive sequence.
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