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Historical archaeology (Other)
Several other informally built, piled stone structures were also present on site. These included
small circular features and kraals with walls up to one metre high and single stone high
alignments of rocks possibly dating back to the very late 19 th century or early 20 th century. A
large kraal may have been in use until fairly recently and many historical artefacts typical of the
late 19 th and early 20 th centuries and even a probable grave were associated with this site
(Figure 4.29). Artefacts of glass, ceramic and metal were found, and a number of bones were
also present.
Figure 4.29: Large historical kraal built against the side of a rocky ridge (J Orton, 2012)
The last type of historical archaeological resource noted were ‘putse’ excavated by hand during
the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. These are essentially wells but with only the uppermost
parts lined with stones. They can be very deep. Three dry ‘putse’, 20 m to 25 m deep and only
about 2.5 m to 3.0 m in diameter, were identified on farm Areb. Another two were identified on
farm Kangnas (in Gobeesvlei) and on farm Koeris (in Springbokvlei) respectively (Figure 4.30).
Figure 4.30: The “putse” located at Gobeesvlei (Kangnas) and Springbokvlei (Koeris) (J
Orton, 2012)
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