Literature
Books
Coppinger, R. and L. (2001), Dogs. A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution.
Comment: Any dog fancier looking for in depth knowledge on various aspects of canine matters should read this book. Chapter 2 deals with 'village dogs' and describes the life of these free roaming dogs on the isle of Pemba off the East African coast. The authors relate these dogs to the 'generic' dogs of the Mesolithic era.
Publisher: SCRIBNER, 1230 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 ISBN 0-684-85530-5
Johan and Edith Gallant, "SOS DOG" The purebred dog hobby re-examined
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Alpine publications www.alpinepub.com.
ISNB 10:1-57779-099-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-57779-099-0
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Gallant, J. (2002), The Story of the African Dog
- Chapter One
- The AfriCanis as a Land Race
- Chapter Two
- The AfriCanis Personality Profile
- Chapter Three
- Origins of the AfriCanis
- Chapter Four
- The Domestic Dog conquers Africa
- Chapter Five
- Ancient Pedigrees and Exotic Visitors
- Chapter Six
- Thoroughbreds with African Roots
- Chapter Seven
- Conserving the AfriCanis
- Appendix One
- Aptitude Testing and Dog Mentality Assessment
- Appendix Two
- The AfriCanis Society of Southern Africa
- Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Breeders
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
Publisher University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Private Bag X01 Scottsville 3209, South Africa. ISBN 1-86914-024-9
E-mail: books@ukzn.ac.za, Website: www.unpress.co.za
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van Sittert, L. and Swart, S. (eds.) (2008). Canis Africanis. A Dog History of Southern Africa
Comment: This is an edited collection of 12 essays by various authors. It depicts the dog’s presence in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial societies in Southern Africa. It is a most revealing read.
Publisher BRILL, Leiden (The Netherlands), Boston (USA). ISBN 1573-4226 / 978 9004 15419 3
Scientific Papers
Greyling, L. and Grobler, P., Van der Bank, H., Kotze A., (2004). 'Genetic characterisation of a domestic dog Canis familiaris breed endemic to South African rural areas'. ActaTheriologica 49 (3): 369 - 382
.Comparative blood typing from samples collected from Desert Bred Saluqis and AfriCanis from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
"An assignment test, fixation index values, gene flow and genetic distance values indicated a closer genetic association between the AfriCanis and the Saluki breeds than with dogs of Western origin. This finding supports archaeological evidence that the endemic AfriCanis breed was introduced from the Middle East into Africa thousands of years ago, and not through later western influences"
Plug, I. (2000). 'Overview of Iron Age Fauna from the Limpopo Valley'. South African Archaeological Society. Goodwin Series No.8: 117-126.
Refers to the Early Iron Age site on the farm Diamant with the earliest record for the presence of the domestic dog in South Africa(570 CE).
Chappel, C.A. (1968-69). 'A Strandloper Skeleton Found at Cape St. Francis'. Diastema 2(3): 37-39.
Situates and dates at 800 CE the domestic dog in a Khoisan site at Cape St. Francis.
Klein, R.G. & Cruz-Uribe, K. (1989) 'Faunal Evidence for Prehistoric Herder-Forager Activities at Kasteelberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa'. South African Archaeological Bulletin 44: 82-97.
The presence of the domestic dog in this Khoisan site can be established with certainty as from 800 CE onward.
Van Schalkwyk, L. (1994). 'Mamba confluence: a preliminary report on an Early Iron Age industrial centre in the lower Thukela Basin, Natal'. Natal Mus. J. Humanities, Pietermaritzburg. Vol.6: 119-152.
Van Schalkwyk, L, (1994). 'Wosi: an Early Iron Age village in the Lower Thukela Basin, Natal'. Natal Mus. J. Humanities, Pietermaritzburg. Vol.6: 65-114.
Voigt, E.A. & Peters, J.H. (1994). 'The faunal assemblages from Wosi in the Thukela Valley'. Appendix to: Van Schalkwyk, L, (1994) Wosi: an Early Iron Age village in the Lower Thukela Basin, Natal. Natal Mus. J. Humanities, Pietermaritzburg. Vol.6: 105-117.
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