Benutzer:Shi Annan/Kisale
Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Infobox lake Lake Kisale is a lake in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in Bukama Territory, Haut-Lomami District. At about Vorlage:Convert in area, it is the second largest of the lakes in the Upemba Depression (Kamolondo Depression), an extensive marshy area partly within the Upemba National Park.[1]
Geography[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The Lualaba River enters the Upemba Depression about Vorlage:Convert after leaving Lake Nzilo (Delcommune reservoir). The depression is a trough-like graben about Vorlage:Convert long and Vorlage:Convert wide, running from the southwest to the northeast. The trough is about Vorlage:Convert above sea level at its southwest end, sloping steeply down to an elevation of Vorlage:Convert, where it flattens out and is filled by lakes and marshes for a distance of Vorlage:Convert in a belt that is Vorlage:Convert wide on average. The river generally flows through the marshes between the lakes, to which it is connected by narrow channels. However, as it flows through lakes Lake Kabwe and Lake Kisale, these may be seen as expansions of the river bed.[2]
History[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
In 1957 pottery and metal objects were excavated from an Iron Age cemetery discovered at Sanga on the northern shore of the lake.[3] The site provides evidence for the origins of the Luba people of present-day Zambia and the DRC, thought to be one of the first groups to work with iron in Central Africa. By 800 CE they were living in permanent settlements by the lakes, marshes and rivers of the region.
The soil is fertile, supporting productive farms for crops such as sorghum and millet, while fish and game provided sources of protein. The population grew and society became more complex. Grave goods include copper artifacts which must have been obtained by trading with people of the copper belt further to the south.[4]
References[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
[[Category:Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Kisale]] [[Category:Haut-Lomami]] {{-}} {{DRCongo-geo-stub}}
- ↑ Marshlands of the Upemba Depression, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In: Eosnap. 27. März 2009, archiviert vom am 6. Januar 2011; abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes: A directory of African wetlands. IUCN, 1992, ISBN 2-88032-949-3, S. 543 (google.com).
- ↑ Jacques Nenquin: Notes on some early pottery cultures in Northern Katanga1. In: The Journal of African History. 4. Jahrgang. Cambridge University Press, 1963, S. 19–32, doi:10.1017/S0021853700003686 (cambridge.org [abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2011]).
- ↑ Robert O. Collins, James McDonald Burns: A history of Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-86746-7, S. 144 (google.com).