The Globe & AtlasFive rehabilitated #CapeVultures have been released into the wild in the #Magaliesberg Mountains of northern #SouthAfrica
💧🌏 Greg CocksAncient Stone Walls And Power - What Data Science Tools Can Reveal In African Archaeology
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-stone-walls-power-science.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-09586-5 <-- shared paper
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https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC94127 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancient #stonewall #ancienthistory #history #Africa #archaeology #datascience #spatialanalysis #visibility #culture #cultural #landmarks #ancestral #community #village #home #residential #environment #viewshed #visible #hidden #settlements #walls #sociopolitical #spatiotemporal #Arcreate #Magaliesberg #visibilityanalysis #landscape #Kaditshwene #Molokwane #Marothodi #SothoTswana #farming #agriculture #LateFarmingCommunities #LiDAR #household #kraal #homestead
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-stone-walls-power-science.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-09586-5 <-- shared paper
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https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC94127 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancient #stonewall #ancienthistory #history #Africa #archaeology #datascience #spatialanalysis #visibility #culture #cultural #landmarks #ancestral #community #village #home #residential #environment #viewshed #visible #hidden #settlements #walls #sociopolitical #spatiotemporal #Arcreate #Magaliesberg #visibilityanalysis #landscape #Kaditshwene #Molokwane #Marothodi #SothoTswana #farming #agriculture #LateFarmingCommunities #LiDAR #household #kraal #homestead
Ancient stone walls and power: What data science tools can reveal in African archaeology
Visibility has always been important in people's decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, such as certain mountain peaks, rivers or ancestral sites, could help reinforce a community's connection to its cultural and spiritual landscape.
Schalk CronjéThe past weekend's trip, which I also posted photos about on https://mountains.photos/p/ysb33r/695551068542363934, has been an interesting trip.
The last time I was there was probably 2000. I could roughly remember where to go, but things have changed - parking arrangements & foot paths are the most prominent.
Having followed advice from someone else, I did not park where i wanted which was really a mistake. We took much longer to get to our camping spot and back than what I had planned.
I kept thinking to myself that either I was much more ruthless in my younger days, or some of the aspects of these kloofs have changed. There were far more tricky scrambles that I could remember.
I knew there was one side scramble to avoid two big pools, but I could not remember that the start was that difficult. It obviously have not been used very often.
What hasn't changed is that the Tonquani complex is still as beautiful as ever.
ysb33r (@[email protected])
We spent a weekend in Tonquani and the other connected kloofs. "Kloof" is the colloquial term meaning "ravine" or "little gorge". It originates from Afrikaans. This area is known for its excellent trad climbing and natural beauty. We descended Cederbergkloof and ascended Boulderkloof and then walked across to our campsite. The next day we descended Tonquani down to Cederbergkloof and from there found our way back out. again. Most of the two days were spent boulder hopping, wading pools, passing backpacks up/down over tricky scrambles. The kloof system is owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa. Access is only allowed to MCSA members and permit holders. Permits can be obtained from the Johannesburg section. #hiking #southafrica #tonquani #magaliesberg
ysb33rWe spent a weekend in Tonquani and the other connected kloofs. "Kloof" is the colloquial term meaning "ravine" or "little gorge". It originates from Afrikaans.
This area is known for its excellent trad climbing and natural beauty.
We descended Cederbergkloof and ascended Boulderkloof and then walked across to our campsite. The next day we descended Tonquani down to Cederbergkloof and from there found our way back out. again.
Most of the two days were spent boulder hopping, wading pools, passing backpacks up/down over tricky scrambles.
The kloof system is owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa. Access is only allowed to MCSA members and permit holders. Permits can be obtained from the Johannesburg section.
#hiking #southafrica #tonquani #magaliesberg
This area is known for its excellent trad climbing and natural beauty.
We descended Cederbergkloof and ascended Boulderkloof and then walked across to our campsite. The next day we descended Tonquani down to Cederbergkloof and from there found our way back out. again.
Most of the two days were spent boulder hopping, wading pools, passing backpacks up/down over tricky scrambles.
The kloof system is owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa. Access is only allowed to MCSA members and permit holders. Permits can be obtained from the Johannesburg section.
#hiking #southafrica #tonquani #magaliesberg
Sandstone rock formations, Tonquani, Magaliesberg 1993
The Mountain Club of South Africa owns a number of properties for conservation purposes. To the west of Pretoria / Johannesburg, they own a number areas in the Magaliesberg mountain ranges, mostly based around ravines (or kloofs as they are known locally). This specific area is called Tonquani Kloof. It is accessible to non-members via a permit system.