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- The Mlambalasi Rock Shelter is a historic site located in Iringa District of Iringa Region in southern Tanzania, 50 km away from Iringa City. Excavations in 2006 and 2010 by the Iringa Region Archaeological Project uncovered artifactual deposits from the Later Stone Age (LSA), the Iron Age, and the historic periods, as well as external artifacts from the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Direct dating on Achatina shell and ostrich eggshell beads indicates that the oldest human burials at Mlambalasi (and thus the earliest occupation levels) are from the terminal Pleistocene. Mlambalasi is characterized by interment LSA and Iron Age periods, as well as by cycles of use and abandonment. A main rock shelter and two additional chambers comprise the Mlambalasi archaeological site. The main rock shelter is situated on the incline of a large granitic outcrop, and is divided into two connected rooms: Room 1, measuring 12x8 m, and Room 2, measuring 4x4m. Room 1 has a high roof, and entrances on the east and southwest sides. The two openings are divided by a large granite boulder which forms a partial wall. Room 2 has two entrances, a small crawl space connected to Room 1, or a west-facing entrance. Rock shelters generally serve as identifiable and attractive landscape features for a variety of purposes. In Africa, rock shelter burials are common, and are frequently associated with opportunistic mortuary use. Mlambalasi does not fit the traditional archaeological definition of a formal cemetery, but it has served as an important fixture for various peoples over 20,000 years in the contexts of bead making, food processing, and human burial. It provides valuable insights into the behaviors and cultures of terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene human populations in East Africa. (en)
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- Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (en)
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- The Mlambalasi Rock Shelter is a historic site located in Iringa District of Iringa Region in southern Tanzania, 50 km away from Iringa City. Excavations in 2006 and 2010 by the Iringa Region Archaeological Project uncovered artifactual deposits from the Later Stone Age (LSA), the Iron Age, and the historic periods, as well as external artifacts from the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Direct dating on Achatina shell and ostrich eggshell beads indicates that the oldest human burials at Mlambalasi (and thus the earliest occupation levels) are from the terminal Pleistocene. Mlambalasi is characterized by interment LSA and Iron Age periods, as well as by cycles of use and abandonment. (en)
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