Ever since Creation, mankind has had an interdependent relationship with the animal kingdom. Mapungubwe (circa 1220 to 1290 AD) on the northern border of South Africa, is an Iron Age settlement and can probably be viewed as the first city of the southern-African region. Mapungubwe is famous for its treasure of golden artifacts, but an aspect not often revealed, is its rich assemblage of animal deposits, of particular value to archaeozoologists. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"47903","attributes":{"alt":"The location of Mapungubwe and K2 at the border between South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe (Image: A Antonites)","class":"media-image","height":"379","style":"width: 610px; height: 379px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The location of Mapungubwe and K2 at the border between South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe (Image: A Antonites) Archaeozoology is the study of faunal remains at archaeological sites
