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Research Projects at Kaingo
Ongoing research across the ecology, biodiversity and archaeological heritage of the Waterberg.
01
Archaeology
Later and middle stone age occupation in Woodstock rock shelter
02
Archaeology
Later and middle stone age occupation in Kaingo sheep shelter
03
Rock Art
Surveying hunter-gatherer, iron age and pastorolist art at 10+ sites
04
Wildflowers
Identification for the ‘Wildflowers of the Waterberg’ book
05
Trees
Identification for the ‘Trees of the Waterberg’ book
06
Arachnids
Biodiversity data sampling –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
07
Arthropods
Biodiversity data sampling –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
08
Bats
Passive sampling of bat diversity – fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
09
Mammals
Passive sampling of mammal diversity – fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
10
Birds
Bird sampling – fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
11
Aquatic Survey
Aquatic Survey – fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
12
Large Mammals
Impact of large mammals on plant diversity and ecosystem structure
13
Vegetation Structure
Three-dimensional picture of the vegetation structure using terrestrial laser scanning
14
Termites
Where do the Greenstuff go?
Long term termite study
Long term termite study
15
Wetlands
Wetland Surveys – fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
16
Bush Clearing
Assessing the effect of bush clearing on herbivores
17
Leopards
Leopard density and home ranges on Kaingo Game Reserve
18
Heritage
Analysing the chemical composition of rock art pigments in situ with the Raman system
19
Archaeology
Determining the age of stone tools through proving reversed polarity in the Ferricrete
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