Sebilo: 19th Century Hairdos and Ancient Specularite Mining in Southern Africa

Robbins talks about the specularite mines and considers specularite mining during the 19th century in South Africa where travelers and missionaries provide specific comments and descriptions about the nature of mining, as well as how specularite was used and who was using it. He compares aspects of...

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Published in:The International journal of African historical studies 2016-01, Vol.49 (1), p.103
Main Author: Robbins, Lawrence H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Robbins talks about the specularite mines and considers specularite mining during the 19th century in South Africa where travelers and missionaries provide specific comments and descriptions about the nature of mining, as well as how specularite was used and who was using it. He compares aspects of the Tsodilo mines to information drawn from the 19th-century historical sources.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016