Putting Bokoni on the Historian's Map.

The article discusses the implications of scholarly research into the archaeology and history of Bokoni and neighboring regions for the study of precolonial past in southern Africa. It relates the productive potential of interdisciplinary partnerships between archaeologist Alex Schoeman and historian Peter Delius in research into the late precolonial era. It states that precolonial historians have been unpacking the histories of ethnic labels to designate historical groupings of black Africans.