Applications for coal mining prospecting have recently been approved in the buffer zone around Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. This may have potential negative impacts on the site. To read the full article published by Oxpeckers follow this link:
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In 2010, archaeologist Lyn Wadley discovered layers of sedge leaves interspersed with medicinal herbs in Sibudu Cave in KwaZulu-Natal.
26 Aug 2023
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:
26 Aug 2023
Three new positions at the National Inventory Unit, one permanent and two contract.
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26 Aug 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.
26 Aug 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.
26 Aug 2023
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
26 Aug 2023
Dear members, we received the sad news about the passing of Bob Brain who was President of the ArchSoc in 1968-70 and an Honorary Life Member. Shaun Smillie published an obituary honoring him in the Daily Maverick and you can read the article via this link: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/
26 Aug 2023
Dear members, we have listed some videos that are freely available on YouTube for you that relate to some of the recent debates and findings that have been circulating in the media.