'n Argeologiese ondersoek van historiese nedersettingspatrone in die westelike Overberg
Date
1993-12
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis is n studie van landelike nedersettings in
die westelike Overberg in die laat agtiende eeu en in die
neentiende eeu. Historiese bronne en argeologiese opnames
dra by tot die data rakende die ontwikkeling en organisasie
van 18 plaaswerwe wat bestudeer is. Twee tipes
nedersettings (werwe) word identifiseer naamlik eenvoudige
(lae status) veeposstelsels en meer komplekse gemengde
boerdery werwe. Die geskiedenis van grensuitbreiding en die
sigbaarheid daarvan in die westelike Overberg toon n
duidelike verkleining in skaal van strukture en 'n afskaling
van stutussimbole in vergelyking met die Boland. Daar is
tot die slotsom gekom dat die studie van stoflike kultuur in
die westelike Overberg n belangrike onderdeel verteenwoordig
van interpretasies van die nedersettingsgeskiedenis
in die streek. Aanbevelings word gemaak ten
opsigte van die bewaring van bogenoemde nedersettings.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of rural settlement in the western Overberg in the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries. Historical documents and archaeological surveys contribute data on the development and organization of a sample of 18 farmyards. Two types of farmyards are distinguished; simple ones associated with stock keeping and more complex ones associated with mixed farming. The frontier status of the western Overberg relative to the Boland region is evident in the smaller scale of the buildings and the reduced emphasis on features symbolizing status. It is concluded that the study of the material remains of cultural significance preserved in the landscape is an essential part of understanding the settlement history of an area like the western Overberg. Recommendations are made for the future conservation of such remains.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of rural settlement in the western Overberg in the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries. Historical documents and archaeological surveys contribute data on the development and organization of a sample of 18 farmyards. Two types of farmyards are distinguished; simple ones associated with stock keeping and more complex ones associated with mixed farming. The frontier status of the western Overberg relative to the Boland region is evident in the smaller scale of the buildings and the reduced emphasis on features symbolizing status. It is concluded that the study of the material remains of cultural significance preserved in the landscape is an essential part of understanding the settlement history of an area like the western Overberg. Recommendations are made for the future conservation of such remains.
Description
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 1993.
Keywords
Land settlement patterns -- South Africa -- Overberg -- History, Human settlements -- South Africa -- Overberg -- History, UCTD