Papers by Pastory B Magayane
Tanzania Journal of Sociology
This paper outlays preliminary archaeological investigation on human remains exhumed at Lake Eyas... more This paper outlays preliminary archaeological investigation on human remains exhumed at Lake Eyasi basin in Mang’ola, Arusha Tanzania. The study intended to underscore the complexities of burial practices in terms of burial styles, chronological sequences of burial cairns, human remains biological profile, pathology and morphological variations. The field excavation of burial graves was carried out at the NguvuKazi, almost three kilometers southeast of Mumba rock-shelter, on the foot of Laghangereri-Ishemjega hill. The graves were tightly clustered in an area of about 60 square meters. Each grave was covered over with sizeable angular stone slabs to the height of about 50 cm above the ground surface. Buried individuals were poorly preserved and highly fragmented from geomorphological processes and anthropogenic actions. The human remains were directly placed underneath of the stones. The graves were therefore not interred so much in the ground. Corpses were buried between 20 cm and ...
This paper outlays preliminary archaeological investigation on human remains exhumed at Lake Eyas... more This paper outlays preliminary archaeological investigation on human remains exhumed at Lake Eyasi basin in Mang'ola, Arusha Tanzania. The study intended to underscore the complexities of burial practices in terms of burial styles, chronological sequences of burial cairns, human remains biological profile, pathology and morphological variations. The field excavation of burial graves was carried out at the Nguvu-Kazi, almost three kilometers southeast of Mumba rock-shelter, on the foot of Laghangereri-Ishemjega hill. The graves were tightly clustered in an area of about 60 square meters. Each grave was covered over with sizeable angular stone slabs to the height of about 50 cm above the ground surface. Buried individuals were poorly preserved and highly fragmented from geomorphological processes and anthropogenic actions. The human remains were directly placed underneath of the stones. The graves were therefore not interred so much in the ground. Corpses were buried between 20 cm and 50 cm deep and covered with piled large gneiss slabs. Such burial practices caused severe postmortem trauma leading to the deterioration, fragmentation and crumbling of human remains. Poorly preservation conditions of collected human remains and lengthy duration from the date of burial to the date of the reburial posed severe challenges as long bones were highly fragmented. These accumulated results provide primary results that may contribute significantly to crime scene detective procedures.
Journal of African Archaeology, 2019
During the 2010 excavations of Mlambalasi rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania, a single rifle bu... more During the 2010 excavations of Mlambalasi rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania, a single rifle bullet casing was recovered. Analysis of this casing found that it was manufactured in 1877 at the munitions factory in Danzig for the German infantry’s Mauser 71 rifle. This casing is thus directly linked to the period of German colonization of Tanganyika, during which Iringa was a key centre of anti-colonial resistance. Mlambalasi was the location of the last stand of Chief Mkwawa of the Hehe people, and this bullet casing provides a tangible link to his uprising during the 1890s. In light of this colonial context and our ongoing research at Mlambalasi, this find is used to illustrate that a single artifact can reinforce multiple narratives about the past and the significance of an archaeological site.
Journal of African Archaeology
During the 2010 excavations of Mlambalasi rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania, a single rifle bu... more During the 2010 excavations of Mlambalasi rockshelter, Iringa Region, Tanzania, a single rifle bullet casing was recovered. Analysis of this casing found that it was manufactured in 1877 at the munitions factory in Danzig for the German infantry’s Mauser 71 rifle. This casing is thus directly linked to the period of German colonization of Tanganyika, during which Iringa was a key centre of anti-colonial resistance. Mlambalasi was the location of the last stand of Chief Mkwawa of the Hehe people, and this bullet casing provides a tangible link to his uprising during the 1890s. In light of this colonial context and our ongoing research at Mlambalasi, this find is used to illustrate that a single artifact can reinforce multiple narratives about the past and the significance of an archaeological site.
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