This thesis describes the lithic variability of the site of N!oma, Tsodilo Hills, Botswana in the light of interactions between hunter-gatherers and their neighbors.; N!oma is an agropastoralist site that dates to AD 700-AD 1000 and has lithic artifacts and iron, copper, wild and domestic plant and animal remains. There are also shells which indicate regional trade.; An analysis of the lithic artifacts shows that tools were made at the site. Also there are activity areas in several levels of the site.; Most of the artifacts are made of quartz, which is locally available.; This thesis provides lithic data on an agropastoralist site, and that data is often lacking in the literature on southern African Archaeology. But the data is insufficient to conclusively answer the question of whether the lithic artifacts were made by pure hunter-gatherers, agropastoralists or both.
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