The archaeological potential of the northern Luangwa Valley, Zambia: the Luwumbu basin

Author:

Burke A.ORCID,Bisson M.,Schilt F.,Tolan S.,Drapeau M.,Aleman J.,Peros M.

Abstract

AbstractThe Luangwa Basin, Zambia, which forms part of the Zambezi drainage, is strategically located between the Central African plateau and the East African Rift system. The Luangwa River and major tributaries, such as the Luwumbu River, are perennial water sources supporting essential resources that sustain human communities and a rich and diverse fauna and flora. The archaeological record of Luangwa is relatively unknown, despite early archaeological exploration hinting at its potential. Recent research in the southern Luangwa valley, however, suggests that it preserves a long record of hominin occupation spanning the Early to Late Stone Age. The research described here details fieldwork carried out in northeastern Luangwa, in the Luwumbu Basin, that confirms that a relatively deep package of Quaternary deposits, containing evidence of the Stone Age occupation of the region persists in the upper piedmont zone.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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