Pots and marriage: an archaeometric analysis of sherds from Mgoduyanuka, a late iron age site in Kwazulu-Natal
Tlhoaele, Dimakatso Rosina
This project tests the hypothesis, driven by Zulu ethnography, that red-coloured sherds from the
Late Iron Age site of Mgoduyanuka in KwaZulu-Natal come from pots that were brought into
the homestead through marriage alliances. In contrast, black-coloured and plain sherds come
from pots that were locally made. To test this hypothesis, three archaeometric techniques were
employed: portable XRF, conventional XRF and XRD. To understand the social origins of
coloured vessels, ethnographic interviews were conducted. XRF and XRD results showed that
there is no difference between the clay fabrics of the sherds. However, the results of portable
XRF showed that there is a significant difference between the fabrics of the red-coloured
sherds and the plain sherds. The fabric of the black-coloured sherds is spread between the redcoloured
and the plain sherds, suggesting that some black pots would have been brought into
the homestead.; Hierdie projek het die hipotese, gebaseer op Zulu-etnografie, dat rooigekleurde potskerwe van die Laat
Ystertydperkterrein Mgoduyanuka in KwaZulu-Natal afkomstig is van potte wat in die woonkompleks
ingebring is deur huweliksalliansies, getoets. In teenstelling hiermee is swartgekleurde en gewone (ongekleurde)
potskerwe afkomstig van plaaslik vervaardigde potte. Om hierdie hipotese te toets is drie argeometriese
tegnieke gebruik: draagbare XRF, konvensionele XRF en XRD. Om die sosiale oorsprong van gekleurde potte
te verstaan is etnografiese onderhoude gevoer. XRF- en XRD resultate het getoon dat daar geen verskille is
tussen die materiaal van die potskerwe nie. Die resultate van die draagbare XRF het egter ’n beduidende verskil
getoon tussen die materiaal van die rooigekleurde en gewone potskerwe. Die materiaal van die swartgekleurde
potskerwe is versprei tussen die rooigekleurde en gewone potskerwe, wat suggereer dat sommige swart potte
in die woonkompleks ingebring is.; Le phrojekthi beyihlola ngenkolelomboni, ngokokulandisa kwesizwe samaZulu, ngokuthi izingcezu-zebhodwe
ezinombala obomvu ezisendaweni yaseMgoduyanuka iLate Iron Age KwaZulu-Natali zaphuma ezimbizeni
ezazifika ngesikhathi kuganiselwana. Umehluko ukuthi, izingcezu-zebhodwe ezinombala omnyama futhi
ezingahlobile ngezalezo zimbiza noma lawo mabhodwe enziwe endaweni. Ukuze kuhlolwe le nkolelombono,
kuye kwasetshenziswa izindlela ezintathu zokuhlola ubudala balezi zimbiza: nokuyiXRF ephathekayo, yiXRF
ejwayelekile kanye neXRD. Ukuze siqonde imvelaphi yezitsha ezinemibala, kuye kwabanjwa izinkulumongxoxo
ngokulandela incazelo yabanolwazi. Imiphumela yeXRF neXRD ibonise ukuthi awukho umehluko okhona phakathi
kokwakheka kwelezi zindengezi. Kodwa-ke, imiphumela yeXRF ephathekayo ibonise umehluko omkhulu phakathi
kokwakheka izingcezu-zebhodwe ezinemibala ebomvu kanye nalezo ezingahlobile. Ukwakheka izingcezuzebhodwe
ezinombala omnyama kuvela kuzo zombili izingcezu- zebhodwe ezinombala obomvu kanye nalezo
ezingahlobile, okusho ukuthi ezinye izimbiza kwakungezokufika emakhaya.
Text in English with summaries in Afrikaans and Zulu
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