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Title: Report on an alluvial plain site, yielding artefacts and human remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, , ,
Description: Report on an Alluvial plain site, yielding crushers, Mosselbay points and human remains, Western Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:22131

Title: Salvaging remains
Subject: squatter camps, townships, destruction, salvaging materials, ruinsSquatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Women, Children
Description: A resident salvages material from an informal settlement raided by 'witdoeke' (vigilantes).
Identifier: islandora:8437

Title: The remains of demolished buildings, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: Lion's head overlooks the demolition of buildings in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's during the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18547

Title: Report on a collapsed shelter site containing stone artefacts and human remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, ,
Description: Report on a collapsed shelter site containing stone artefacts and human remains at Duinzicht, Western Cape, South Africa. Stone tools, animal bones, human cranium and mandibles were found. The report contains a map to the site.
Identifier: islandora:22058

Title: Two men pray over human remains, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Funeral rites and ceremonies, ,
Description: Homage to the Dead ... Imam Ali Gierdien, left, and Sheik M.A. Manuel pray over human remains interred next to High Level Road. The remains - exhumed from an old Muslim cemetery - were reinterred on the verge of the road yesterday. The Muslim Judicial Council unsuccessfully opposed development of the property by the previous owners, High Strand Investments. The present owners, Centurion Properties agreed to re-inter the bones and erect a shrine.
Identifier: islandora:15453

Title: The remains of a train accident, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure
Description: The remains of a train accident, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16142

Title: The remains of two cars that were set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), circa 1976, Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Motorcars, Vandalism
Description: The remains of two cars that were set alight, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16358

Title: Report on human remains removed from a building site, Cape Town. western freeway site, bounded by Riebeek, Buitengracht and Bree Streets.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, , ,
Description: Typed report on human remains removed from a building site which is bounded by Riebeek, Buitengracht and Bree Streets, Cape Town, South Africa (Western Freeway Site). Attached is a newspaper article from the Argus 1982 containing a historical map of central Cape Town. Archaeological material found are, human remains, remains of domestic animals, china, clay pipes and a possible Later Stone Age midden beneath the historical level.
Identifier: islandora:22108

Title: Report on middens found in the dunes, containing artefacts, and human remains. Report contains a map.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, Middens--South Africa, , ,
Description: Report on middens found in the dunes, north east of Arnistson, The site contained sea shells, pottery, ostrich egg shells and human remains. The report contains a map.
Identifier: islandora:21966

Title: The burnt remains of a car, Cape Town
Subject: Motorcars, Vandalism, Civil unrest, ,
Description: One of several vehicles burnt out during violence in New Crossroads last night.
Identifier: islandora:15524

Title: Report on a Late Stone Age site in Melkbosstrand, Stone, Pottery, and human remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, Middens--South Africa, , ,
Description: Report on a Late Stone Age site in Melkbosstrand, Western Cape, South Africa. The site included an open midden. Stone tools, pottery shards and human remains were found.
Identifier: islandora:22169

Title: Burnt remains of church pew, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Langa (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Church buildings, Vandalism, Law enforcement
Description: The Rev. W.T. Majodina, Methodist minister at Langa, and a policeman survey the damage done after an attempt had been made to burn down the Methodist Church early today. The only damage caused was a pew burnt.
Identifier: islandora:16470

Title: Report on east facing shelter, containing artefacts and human remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, ,
Description: Report on east facing shelter, containing artefacts and human remains at Buffel's Kloof, Western Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:21919

Title: Report on a shelter containing animal remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, ,
Description: Report on a shelter containing animal remains at Bergfontein, Western Cape, South Africa. Photographs are included in the report.
Identifier: islandora:22027

Title: Man looks out to sea at the remains of a ship, Cape Town
Subject: Shipwrecks, Ocean, Industrial sites, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Unknown man looks out at unknown shipwreck, Paarden Eiland, Cape town.
Identifier: islandora:15630

Title: The remains of a public library that was set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Books and reading
Description: Only the walls and window frames were left after the rioters fired the Gugulethu public library on Wednesday night.
Identifier: islandora:16310

Title: Report on a long cave with rock paintings and human remains.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, Rock paintings--South Africa, ,
Description: Report on a long cave with rock painting and human remains in Rooiloop, Western Cape, South Africa. The rock paintings are of human and animal figures. There are 12 in total in red, black and yellow paint.
Identifier: islandora:22107

Title: Salvaging remains
Subject: squatter camps, townships, housing, destruction, effects of violenceSquatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Women
Description: Women flee from violence in an informal settlement.
Identifier: islandora:8369

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