. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 32 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM INTRODUCTION When Dutch trekboers first introduced sheep and cattle into the Sneeuberg headwaters of the Seacow River valley (Fig. 1) in the early 1770s, their stock was systematically destroyed or stolen by resident Bushmen (Godee-Molsbergen 1932: 39; Moodie 1960 III: 43, 44, 46, 52, 53, 67, 103; Raper & Boucher 1988: 82, 96, 180). The first five farmsteads (South African State Archives 1770-1774) were repeatedly abandoned during the war for possession of th
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 32 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM INTRODUCTION When Dutch trekboers first introduced sheep and cattle into the Sneeuberg headwaters of the Seacow River valley (Fig. 1) in the early 1770s, their stock was systematically destroyed or stolen by resident Bushmen (Godee-Molsbergen 1932: 39; Moodie 1960 III: 43, 44, 46, 52, 53, 67, 103; Raper & Boucher 1988: 82, 96, 180). The first five farmsteads (South African State Archives 1770-1774) were repeatedly abandoned during the war for possession of the Sneeuberg, which dragged on into the 1790s, after which an uneasy truce pre- vailed. Throughout this episode, eyewitness reports of Bushmen with livestock all assume that the animals were stolen from trekboers. Thus, by all accounts, the upper Seacow River valley Bushmen were without livestock of their own at the time when their territories were invaded. However, the world view of those writing these accounts can be called into question. There is certainly no mention of Hottentots (Khoi) in the valley, with or without livestock, at this Fig. 1. The location of two excavated rock shelters in the headwaters of the Seacow River, showing northern outliers of the Sneeuberg Mountains (stippled area).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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