Venue: The Simon's Town Museum, The Residency, 3 Court Road, Simon's Town
Cost: R50 for non-members, free for ArchSoc and/or Simon's Town Civic Association members
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Nicholas Wiltshire is the Director of CTS Heritage and OpenHeritage and is the current Honorary Treasurer of the South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc). Nic has a MSc in Archaeology from the University of Cape Town and his archaeological expertise focus on rock art, Stone Age and GIS studies. He has more than 20 years of experience in the heritage industry and has carried out a number of Heritage and Archaeological Impact Assessments as well as working as a senior heritage officer, archaeology at Heritage Western Cape from 2008–2010. Nic was the SAHRIS Project Manager and developer of SAHRIS from 2011–2013 before setting up CTS Heritage and OpenHeritage. Since then, he has rolled out similar national heritage systems in Namibia and Kenya. Nic was also responsible for the upgrade and development of version 2 of SAHRIS which went live in October 2023. As part of the eastern Cederberg Rock Art Group, HWC and SAHRA, Nic has been closely involved in the compilation of a number of Heritage and Conservation Management Plans and various guidelines and policies related to minimum standards and best practice in conservation management. He was also responsible for the declaration of three Provincial Heritage Sites whilst working for HWC.

Jim Hallinan has lived and worked in the Cape Peninsula for more than 30 years, first as Nature Conservation Manager at the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, later as Cultural Heritage Resources Manager for the Table Mountain National Park and presently with the City of Cape Town. He is a specialist in Environmental Interpretation and is well known as a public speaker on subjects of natural and cultural historical interest related to the Cape Peninsula.

Nic will discuss the Stone Age sites, and Jim will focus on the historical and the present. The audience will be a combination of ArchSoc members and STCA members.