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SYNOPSIS
The material culture of the early Sotho‐Tswana settlement in South Africa falls into a distinct three‐fold pattern, one aspect of which is attributable to the Bafokeng. Excavation of early Bafokeng settlements in Basu‐toland has revealed a culture which is traceable also in the southern Transvaal, the north‐eastern Free State and in Natal. This culture is marked by paved circular hut floors for wattle and thatch beehive huts, cave dwellings with huts built within the caves, linked stone kraals and pottery characterized by elaborate and distinctive rim decorations. The distribution of these features is closely in agreement with the area formerly occupied by the Bafokeng according to their, own tribal traditions.