<p>Mluwati is a Late Iron Age site in the central Lowveld of South Africa. Historically, this region is known to host several fatal diseases for humans and livestock, including malaria and nagana. Mluwati was excavated in 2002 as part of rescue excavations during the construction of a lodge. The faunal assemblage from Mluwati contains a variety of mammals, notably larger ungulates such as blue wildebeest, impala, and plains zebra. The giant African land snail and tortoise remains are also common. The fauna from Mluwati is similar to that of other Early and Late Iron Age sites from the central Lowveld, where large ungulates were also hunted. The faunal assemblage from Mluwati is relatively large yet lacks any domestic animals. Faunal samples from the Early and Late Iron Ages in the central Lowveld indicate that there are several sites lacking livestock, which is not the result of small sample sizes. When samples do contain livestock, they are represented in lower numbers, and hunted animals dominate. Some of the common animals in all the faunal samples from the central Lowveld include plains zebra, blue wildebeest, impala, tortoise, and the giant African land snail. The area has been an attractive hunting ground for several centuries, where people may have been practicing seasonal sedentism.</p>