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... Gold has been produced in southern Africa for nearly 1000 years . This paper records the study of gold assemblages ... wire , which was hammered rather than drawn . Hammered gold sheet was attached to presumably wooden forms using square ...
... Gold has been produced in southern Africa for nearly 1000 years . This paper records the study of gold assemblages ... wire , which was hammered rather than drawn . Hammered gold sheet was attached to presumably wooden forms using square ...
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... wire from Great Zimbabwe showed signs of wire drawing , and wire drawing implements ( and other blacksmiths ' tools ) were recovered from Ingombe Ilede . Nevertheless , gold wire from this latter site appeared to have been hammered ...
... wire from Great Zimbabwe showed signs of wire drawing , and wire drawing implements ( and other blacksmiths ' tools ) were recovered from Ingombe Ilede . Nevertheless , gold wire from this latter site appeared to have been hammered ...
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South African Museum. Figure 10 Offcuts , or small pieces of square gold wire from Zimbabwe ( SAM 7903 ) , showing chisel cut ends ( magnification 4x ) . Figure 11 corroded iron necklace of the male burial at Thulamela (. Gold wire helix ...
South African Museum. Figure 10 Offcuts , or small pieces of square gold wire from Zimbabwe ( SAM 7903 ) , showing chisel cut ends ( magnification 4x ) . Figure 11 corroded iron necklace of the male burial at Thulamela (. Gold wire helix ...
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SHAW E M | 71 |
Basketwork of the Southern Nguni Part 3 of Basketwork of southern Africa 1 | 79 |
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