‘Ndi nnyi ane a do dzhia marambo?’ – ‘who will take the bones?’: excavations at Matoks, Northern Province, South Africa

doi:10.4324/9780203165775-29

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‘Ndi nnyi ane a do dzhia marambo?’ – ‘who will take the bones?’: excavations at Matoks, Northern Province, South Africa

ABSTRACT

Repatriation has led archaeologists to rethink excavation strategy, and institutions to review collection management. Communities affected by the repatriation of human remains from archaeological sites have become increasingly involved in the process, and relationships between these communities and archaeologists and/or institutions can be strained.