Iron Age Human Skeletal Remains from the Limpopo Valley and Soutpansberg Area

Human skeletons are a valuable source of information for anyone interested in past populations and ways of life. Although the Mapungubwe/K2 site complex is the only location where a large number of graves have been found at a related group of sites, if one considers all the other sites in the Limpopo Valley and Soutpansberg areas, numerous skeletons are available. This paper summarises the skeletons from the area. Comments are made on the burial practices, although information on this is complicated by the large variation that exists, the lack of proper documentation at excavation, and differences in the interpretations of various researchers. Many questions still need to be answered.