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Journal of Southern African Studies· 2012Q2

Creolisation on the Nineteenth-century Frontiers of Southern Africa: A Case Study of the AmaTola ‘Bushmen’ in the Maloti-Drakensberg

Sam Challis

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Nineteenth-century frontier raiding groups, often labeled 'Bushmen', were actually creolised societies formed from diverse ethnic groups, including Nguni peoples, who intermarried and adopted horses, challenging previous understandings of identity formation in Southern Africa.

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Field: Archeology (Social Sciences)

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