Herpetology Collection
In terms of the distribution of amphibian and reptile specimens represented in the collection: 99% of specimens are from the southern half of Africa with 90% representing the Free State…
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Pre-colonial Archaeology
The Pre-colonial archaeology collections, obtained through professional excavation and the donations of enthusiasts since the 1890’s, consist of stone and bone artefacts, shell, pottery, faunal material as well as rock…
Frank Russell Papers
Reminiscences: TS chapters. Various: The Northern/Southern Rhodesia boundary. 3p. (Account of the work of a committee set up to determine the boundary between Southern and Northern Rhodesia. 1963). Northern Rhodesia/…
Edmund Hugh Ashton Papers
Two diaries d.d. 1 November 1935 - 11 February 1936 recording a visit to various country areas in Lesotho; many folders of notes on customs, ritual murders, agriculture and animal…