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Date: Sat, 01/11/2025 - 18:30 to 20:30
By: André Leibbrant
Western Cape
This outing entails a stroll through Simon's Town, and covers the interesting lesser-known history of the village, coupled with tales of the paranormal kind happening in some buildings we pass along the way. This ends with a stroll through the Old Burial Grounds in Seaforth.
Date: Tue, 14/10/2025 - 18:00
By: Siddique Motala
Western Cape
Charge: Free for members | R20 for student non-members | R40 for non-members
R10 will get you a glass of sherry/port, Amarula, or Coca-Cola!
R10 will get you a glass of sherry/port, Amarula, or Coca-Cola!
Date: Sat, 11/10/2025 - 09:00 to Sun, 12/10/2025 - 13:00
By: Aurore Val & Guillaume Porraz
Northern
Explore the Stone Age at Bushman Rock Shelter and Heuningneskrans with leading archaeologists.
Join a guided weekend tour uncovering 200,000 years of human history in the Ohrigstad Valley.
Date: Sat, 13/09/2025 - 11:00 to 14:00
By: Sarah Winter
Western Cape
Explore the historic grounds of Vergelegen Wine Estate on an exclusive guided tour with heritage planner Sarah Winter. Conclude the experience with an optional Heritage Wine Tasting at this provincial heritage site.
Date: Tue, 09/09/2025 - 18:00
By: Andrew Pauls
Western Cape
Charge: Free for members | R20 for student non-members | R40 for non-members
R10 will get you a glass of sherry/port, Amarula, or Coca-Cola!
Date: Sat, 23/08/2025 - 10:00 to 12:00
By: Elzanne Singels
Western Cape
Join archaeobotanist Dr Elzanne Singels for a guided walk at Rondebosch Common exploring edible plants of the Cape Floristic Region. She’ll also have her fynbos products and booklet on indigenous food plants available for sale.
Date: Sat, 16/08/2025 - 10:30
By: Will Archer
Trans-!Garib
Join us on Saturday, August 16th, for a public lecture at the Florisbad Quaternary Research Station, one of South Africa’s most important sites for understanding later human evolution and environmental change in Africa.
Date: Tue, 12/08/2025 - 18:00
By: Karyn Moshe
Western Cape
Join us on Tuesday, 12 August for a fascinating talk by Karyn Moshe (UCT), who explores how shipwrecks, community archaeology, and local narratives intersect in South Africa’s coastal waters.
Date: Thu, 07/08/2025 - 19:30
By: Stephanie Edwards Caruana (nee Baker)
Northern
Join Dr Stephanie Edwards Caruana for a fascinating talk on the Taung Child and its impact over the past 100 years of South African palaeoanthropology, from its discovery to its role in shaping human origins research.