Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2921CD4
Site Name
Bitterpits
Descriptions
Site History
It is situated towards the northern end of the Flat Bushman territory where ǀXam-speaking hunter-gatherers still lived in the early 19th century but were under pressure from Khoe and European settlers and pastoralists. The Bitterpits, a water hole, was the property of //Kabbo, the oldest of the /Xam men interviewed by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd in Cape Town in the 1870s.
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 12, 2024 - 08:23
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.7906861111, 21.2943972222
Northern Cape
- Z F Mgcawu
- !Kheis
Site Address
South Africa
Location notes
The turnoff to the farm is situated about 50 km south of Kenhardt on the gravel road to Van Wyksvlei. The farm house is a further 15 km on a gravel road with gates.
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