OUTING: SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024: 10:45 for 11:00

AT BUFFELSFONTEIN VISITORS CENTRE, CAPE POINT

PETRO KEENE: GUIDED TOUR OF THE ORIGINS OF EARLY SOUTHERN SAPIENS BEHAVIOUR EXHIBITION, WHICH SHOWCASES THE CULMINATION OF SOME 30 YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE UNDERTAKEN BY SAPIENCE SCIENTISTS, PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER HENSHILWOOD, DR KAREN VAN NIEKERK, PROFESSOR SARAH WURZ AND THEIR RESEARCH TEAMS. 

 

Their remarkable discoveries highlight the rich archaeological record of the main excavation sites at Blombos Cave, Klipdrift Shelter and Klasies River, which were occupied between 120 000 and 50 000 ago – a key period in the evolution of modern human behaviour. The exhibition provides a unique multi-sensory experience, which sheds light on the complex and fascinating evolution of early Homo sapiens and their cognitive and cultural abilities.

 

VENUE: The Buffelsfontein Visitors Centre at Cape Point. Meeting details and entrance fees to be provided nearer the time.

RSVP: Lyne McLennan

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