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In praise of diffusion: Diffusion of Innovation theory and South African archaeology
Date: Tue, 10/05/2022 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Karim Sadr
Western Cape
NOTICE: Prof. Karim Sadr's talk was re-recorded and uploaded to this link:
https://youtu.be/Zt74lARJNOA

SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
 
Using geochemistry to contextualize human social and technological innovation in southern Africa during the Pleistocene: evidence from the drylands and highlands
Date: Tue, 12/04/2022 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Prof. Genevieve Dewar
Western Cape
YouTube Live Link: 
Soetwater Outing
Date: Sun, 20/03/2022 - 09:30 to 12:30
By: Janette Deacon and Florentien Wijsenbeek
Western Cape

Where: 34°09'32.8"S 18°19'44.3"E   North of Kommetjie, below Slangkop Pass. 

Foragers during a period of social upheaval on the middle Limpopo Valley landscape
Date: Tue, 15/03/2022 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Tim Forssman
Western Cape
Rescheduled to 15 March 2022 due to load shedding

YouTube Live Link: https://youtu.be/oFJTy7kculA


Abstract:
Outing to Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, Pretoria
Date: Sat, 26/02/2022 - 10:00
By: John Wright.
Northern
Ditsong means ‘place of heritage’ in Setswana. A new name for an old edifice built in colonial monumental style. It was founded as the Staatsmuseum of the South African Republic in 1892, later became the Transvaal Museum, and in 2010 became the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History.
Recent archaeological research in the Doring River catchment, Western Cape
Date: Tue, 08/02/2022 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Dr Alex Mackay
Western Cape
Title: Recent archaeological research in the Doring River catchment, Western Cape
By: Dr Alex Mackay
YouTube Live Link: https://youtu.be/HY5Enih5npg

Abstract
What’s new at the Paleolithic site of Sefunim Cave, Israel?
Date: Tue, 30/11/2021 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Andrew Kandel
Western Cape
YouTube live link: https://youtu.be/0kg-WQL1a7k

Abstract:
Visit to two new exhibitions at the Wits Origins Centre
Date: Sat, 20/11/2021 - 00:00
By: John Wright
Northern
The Origins Centre has recently opened two unmissable new exhibitions.
Comparative Anthropogeny: Exploring The Human-Ape Paradox
Date: Sun, 24/10/2021 - 12:45
By: Prof. Lyn Wadley
Northern
 
Pre-recorded talk hosted on https://carta.anthropogeny.org/
By: Lyn Wadley
Acheulean hominin landscape use and technological organization - views from Koobi Fora and the southern Cape
Date: Tue, 12/10/2021 - 18:30 to 19:30
By: Darya Presnyakova
Western Cape
Title: Acheulean hominin landscape use and technological organization - views from Koobi Fora and the southern Cape
By: Dr Darya Presnyakova
Date: 12 October 2021, 18:30-19:30