Professor Lee Berger will explore some of the greatest discoveries of the last two decades in the search for human origins and was featured in a livestream on 1st December. You can watch it here if you missed it by clicking the link below:
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Report on the discovery of skeletal remains of a young individual from Borneo who had the distal third of their left lower leg surgically amputated, probably as a child, at least 31,000 years ago
04 Mar 2023
A section of the Sterkfontein Caves has been found to be more than a million years older than previously thought — a discovery that is likely to shake up our family tree.
04 Mar 2023
The South African Archaeological Society Council and members were saddened to hear the news that Professor Thomas Huffman, President of the Society from 1996-1998, passed away on 29 March after a long illness. A full obituary will be published in the South African Archaeological Bulletin.
04 Mar 2023
Three new positions at the National Inventory Unit, one permanent and two contract.
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04 Mar 2023
Please see attached advert for the Postdoc fellowship with Iziko - please contact Wendy Black if you are interested in applying for the fellowship.
04 Mar 2023
We were sad to hear about the passing of Richard Leakey - the following links provide obituaries commemorating his life:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/03/richard-leakey-obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/03/richard-leakey-obituary
04 Mar 2023
Peter Slingsby and Don Pinnock recently posted an article to the Daily Maverick about the Englishman's Grave site on the Pakhuis Pass with some very interesting findings. Read the full article by clicking on the following link:
04 Mar 2023
Are you missing the monthly Archaeological Society lectures due to Covid-19 restrictions?
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