Maps of Hottentoten
Africa Before the Agricultural Age (Ehret)
Proposed Early Lands of Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan, and Niger-Congo Traditions
Map Creator:
Christopher Ehret
Source: The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. 2002. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. p. 37.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
Outlined on this map are the locations that Ehret hypothesizes gave rise to the Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan and Niger-Congo traditions. In his book, he describes how each area affected the development of these ancient cultures as well as some of their differences, citing examples such as the Afrasan reliance on wild grass collection for food, and Middle Nile tendency to hunt large game and fish.
Source: The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. 2002. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. p. 37.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
Outlined on this map are the locations that Ehret hypothesizes gave rise to the Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan and Niger-Congo traditions. In his book, he describes how each area affected the development of these ancient cultures as well as some of their differences, citing examples such as the Afrasan reliance on wild grass collection for food, and Middle Nile tendency to hunt large game and fish.
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African Civilizations ca. 9000-6700 B.C.E. (Ehret)
African Civilizations, 9000-6700 B.C.E.
Map Creator:
Christopher Ehret
Source: Ehret, Christopher. 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 63.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map displays the locations of African civilizations between 9000 and 6700 B.C.E. Despite the widespread nature of the group, Ehret has refrained from outlining the BaTwa (often known as "pygmies" in European languages) homeland, although it seems that their general location has remained relatively steady through to the modern age.
Source: Ehret, Christopher. 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 63.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map displays the locations of African civilizations between 9000 and 6700 B.C.E. Despite the widespread nature of the group, Ehret has refrained from outlining the BaTwa (often known as "pygmies" in European languages) homeland, although it seems that their general location has remained relatively steady through to the modern age.
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Khoisan Groupings in the Early Colonial Period (Guldem) -test
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San Populations Then and Now (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
San Populations Then and Now
Map Creators:
G. T. Nurse, J. S. Weiner, Trefor Jenkins
Source: The Peoples of Southern Africa and Their Affinities. 1985. Clarendon Press. p. 105.
Date Created: 1985
Map Description:
Each section of this map represents postulated locations of San populations, which are divided according to time period. The points indicate archeological sites where skeletal remains belonging to the San have been discovered and identified. This demonstrates the gradual condensing of the population over time due to a variety of factors. The San are a diverse group currently located in southern Africa, also known as "Bushmen", although this term is seen as racist and sexist. Their society was traditionally a hunter-gatherer one, however this is slowly changing now with some governments enforcing modernization programs aimed at integrating the San with the more popular cultures of their areas (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins, 1985).
Other resources related to this project:
Difaqane - Routes of Diffusion of Sotho/Tswana Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Mfecane - Routes of Diffusion of Nguni Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
The Khoi as Migrants and Nomads (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Source: The Peoples of Southern Africa and Their Affinities. 1985. Clarendon Press. p. 105.
Date Created: 1985
Map Description:
Each section of this map represents postulated locations of San populations, which are divided according to time period. The points indicate archeological sites where skeletal remains belonging to the San have been discovered and identified. This demonstrates the gradual condensing of the population over time due to a variety of factors. The San are a diverse group currently located in southern Africa, also known as "Bushmen", although this term is seen as racist and sexist. Their society was traditionally a hunter-gatherer one, however this is slowly changing now with some governments enforcing modernization programs aimed at integrating the San with the more popular cultures of their areas (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins, 1985).
Other resources related to this project:
Difaqane - Routes of Diffusion of Sotho/Tswana Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Mfecane - Routes of Diffusion of Nguni Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
The Khoi as Migrants and Nomads (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. View original image(s) to see the unaltered map(s).
The Khoi as Migrants and Nomads (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
The Khoi as Migrants and Nomads
Map Creators:
G. T. Nurse, J. S. Weiner, Trefor Jenkins
Source: The Peoples of Southern Africa and Their Affinities. 1985. Clarendon Press. p. 80.
Date Created: 1985
Map Description:
This map is a visual comparison of two theories of Khoi migration and evolution. The paths proposed by Elphick, which stem from the Kalahari desert where he postulates the people evolved, suggest that the Khoi developed among the forebears of the present "Central Bush" language speakers. In comparison with this, Cooke and Jenkins hypothesize that the group is of an east African origin (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins, 1985).
Other resources related to this project:
Difaqane - Routes of Diffusion of Sotho/Tswana Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Mfecane - Routes of Diffusion of Nguni Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
San Populations Then and Now (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Source: The Peoples of Southern Africa and Their Affinities. 1985. Clarendon Press. p. 80.
Date Created: 1985
Map Description:
This map is a visual comparison of two theories of Khoi migration and evolution. The paths proposed by Elphick, which stem from the Kalahari desert where he postulates the people evolved, suggest that the Khoi developed among the forebears of the present "Central Bush" language speakers. In comparison with this, Cooke and Jenkins hypothesize that the group is of an east African origin (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins, 1985).
Other resources related to this project:
Difaqane - Routes of Diffusion of Sotho/Tswana Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Mfecane - Routes of Diffusion of Nguni Peoples (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
San Populations Then and Now (Nurse, Weiner and Jenkins)
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. View original image(s) to see the unaltered map(s).