XIVᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Mazabuka, Lochinvar, and the Kafue Flats, southern Zambia
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The Kangila tradition was a later Iron Age archaeological tradition centered on settlements near Mazabuka and Lochinvar. It is best represented at Sebanzi on the edge of the Kafue Flats, where it gradually merged into the modern Ila-Tonga cultural sphere. Similarities in pottery with Kalomo have led some scholars to associate both traditions with Ila-Tonga-speaking populations, but the identification remains provisional.
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Kangila tradition settlements formed another archaeological pattern in southern Zambia, concentrated around Mazabuka and Lochinvar. None was described as substantial as the Kalomo mounds, yet the tradition is represented by a recognizable series of settlements. Its name derives from a settlement near Mazabuka, giving the archaeological category a direct connection to the landscape in which it was first identified.
The clearest evidence comes from Sebanzi, situated on the edge of the Kafue Flats. At that site, Kangila material gradually merges over time into the modern Ila-Tonga culture, which has flourished across the Batoka plateau for centuries. This continuity provides an important basis for associating the archaeological tradition with later populations, although the passage does not treat the identification as settled.
Pottery styles offer the principal comparison with Kalomo. Some authorities have argued that both traditions should be attributed to Ila-Tonga-speaking peoples, implying that Ila-Tonga communities reached their present homeland at least a thousand years ago. A later Iron Age pottery type in the Namwala district is linked to both Kalomo and Kangila, reinforcing the hypothesis of early Ila-Tonga occupation in southern Zambia while leaving room for further research.
XIVᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Mazabuka, Lochinvar, and the Kafue Flats, southern Zambia
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The Kangila tradition was a later Iron Age archaeological tradition centered on settlements near Mazabuka and Lochinvar. It is best represented at Sebanzi on the edge of the Kafue Flats, where it gradually merged into the modern Ila-Tonga cultural sphere. Similarities in pottery with Kalomo have led some scholars to associate both traditions with Ila-Tonga-speaking populations, but the identification remains provisional.
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Le récit
Kangila tradition settlements formed another archaeological pattern in southern Zambia, concentrated around Mazabuka and Lochinvar. None was described as substantial as the Kalomo mounds, yet the tradition is represented by a recognizable series of settlements. Its name derives from a settlement near Mazabuka, giving the archaeological category a direct connection to the landscape in which it was first identified.
The clearest evidence comes from Sebanzi, situated on the edge of the Kafue Flats. At that site, Kangila material gradually merges over time into the modern Ila-Tonga culture, which has flourished across the Batoka plateau for centuries. This continuity provides an important basis for associating the archaeological tradition with later populations, although the passage does not treat the identification as settled.
Pottery styles offer the principal comparison with Kalomo. Some authorities have argued that both traditions should be attributed to Ila-Tonga-speaking peoples, implying that Ila-Tonga communities reached their present homeland at least a thousand years ago. A later Iron Age pottery type in the Namwala district is linked to both Kalomo and Kangila, reinforcing the hypothesis of early Ila-Tonga occupation in southern Zambia while leaving room for further research.
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