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Public lecture: Leaving a mark: South African War-period (1899-1902) refugee graffiti
By Tim Forssman.
Telperion Shelter in western Mpumalanga provides us with an archaeological insight into a South African War refuge camp. The site was occupied by both black and white women and children, some inscribing the shelter’s wall with their names and depictions of life as a refugee. The site memorialises the actions of the families who remained at home and it brings to the fore the impact that the war had on domestic life.
Telperion Shelter in western Mpumalanga provides us with an archaeological insight into a South African War refuge camp. The site was occupied by both black and white women and children, some inscribing the shelter’s wall with their names and depictions of life as a refugee. The site memorialises the actions of the families who remained at home and it brings to the fore the impact that the war had on domestic life.
