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Shepperson Memorial

Since bone preservation was poor at IA open sites, the absence of remains of
domesticated animals is not surprising. It is likely, though, that they raised goats,
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sheep, chickens and possibly cattle as observed at other IA open sites in Malawi.
When Chilembwe’s ancestors arrived in the area, they found thriving communities of
these mixed farmers.

Yusuf Juwayeyi is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Long Island University,
New York. He was at one time Director of the Department of Antiquities in Malawi and
the National Commissioner for Culture.

Archive Images No: 5

During a visit to Edinburgh by President Banda, George Shepperson succeeded
in securing Chief Kapeni’s stool from the Moir family who had brought it back
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to Edinburgh in the late 19 century as a keepsake. In the photo he is seen
handing the stool to a member of President Banda’s entourage for safekeeping in
the National Museum of Malawi.

9 Scott K, Juwayeyi YM & Plug I. 2009. The faunal remains from Mankhamba, a Late Iron Age site of the
Maravi in central Malawi. Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 46: 45–61.
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