Lydenburg
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Definition: Early Iron Age site (5th century AD) in the Transvaal region of South Africa, most noted for the seven terra cotta heads found there; often cited as the earliest known sculpture of sub-saharan Africa.
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Archaeology of South Africa
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African Archaeology
Archaeological sites and studies from the continent of Africa
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Lydenburg Heads
From the Metropolitan Museum in New York, pictures and discussion of the site.
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