Kathy,
Some papers on goat pastoralism in southern Africa;
Badenhorst, S. in press. Goats (Capra hircus), the Khoekhoen and
pastoralism: current evidence from southern Africa. African Archaeological
Review (to appear in June 2006).
Badenhorst, S. 2002. The ethnography, archaeology, rock art and history of
goats (Capra hircus) in southern Africa: an overview. Anthropology Southern
Africa 25(3&4): 96-103.
Brain, C.K. 1967. Hottentot food remains and their bearing on the
interpretation of fossilbone assemblages. Scientific Papers of the Namib
Desert Research Station 32:1-11.
Brain, C.K. 1969. The contribution of the Namib Desert Hottentots to an
understanding of Australopithecine bone accumulations. Scientific Papers of
the Namib Desert Research Station 39:13-22.
Brain, C. K. 1981. The hunters or the hunted? An introduction to African
cave taphonomy. Chicaco: Chicago University Press.
The ethnographic work of Lee and others on the Kalahari Bushmen mention goat
herding by them.
Best,
Mr. Shaw Badenhorst
Ph.D Candidate
Department of Archaeology
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5A 1S6
Canada
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www.sfu.ca/archaeology/dept/gradstu/gradstu/index.HTM
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:22:56 -0500 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for ethnographic and archaeological references to goat
> pastoralism-- preferably in the absence of sheep. I'm interested in the
> range of herding strategies possible solely with goats, as well as with
> minimal sheep presence. I'd be grateful for suggestions.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Kathy Twiss
>
>
> -------------------------------------
> Katheryn C. Twiss
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Anthropology
> Stony Brook University
> Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364
> 631-632-1539
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Mr. Shaw Badenhorst
Ph.D Candidate
Department of Archaeology
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5A 1S6
Canada
email: [log in to unmask]
www.sfu.ca/archaeology/dept/gradstu/gradstu/index.HTM
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