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Join three of South Africa’s leading archaeologists, Dr Janette Deacon, Prof. John Parkington and Dr Tim Maggs, for an intimate and informal fireside conversation reflecting on their careers and fieldwork experiences.
Lunch and drinks will be available for purchase at the restaurant, at attendees’ own expense.
Dr Janette Deacon:
Janette Deacon's contributions to rock art research and conservation in Southern Africa are significant and highly regarded in the field. She has authored or co-authored approximately 200 journal articles and books on Southern African Stone Age archaeology and rock art. Deacon graduated from UCT in 1960 with a BA in Geography and Archaeology. Her Master's thesis (1969) analysed the sequence at the Wilton site, and her PhD (1982) examined sequences of the last 20,000 years at Nelson Bay Cave, Kangkara and Boomplaas. She served as editor of the SA Archaeological Bulletin from 1976–1993, as well as President of the South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc) from 1994–1996, and Honorary Secretary from 2000–2025. Appointed as Archaeologist at the South African National Monuments Council in 1989, she retired in 1999. Since then, she has worked closely with the Getty Conservation Institute, delivering training courses in rock art conservation at World Heritage Sites across Eastern and Southern Africa. In 2016, UCT awarded her an Honorary Doctorate for her work identifying the homeland and rock art of the |xam.
Prof. John Parkington:
John Parkington is an Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Archaeology at UCT. He did both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Palaeolithic Archaeology at Cambridge University in England. With an Honours degree in 1966 he came to UCT as a Junior Lecturer and returned during his first university sabbatical year in 1974 to complete the three terms residence requirement for his PhD. His PhD was awarded in 1977, since which time he has been ad hominem promoted to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and full Professor. Parkington’s work examines long-term patterns of hunter-gatherer settlement and seasonal movement within the Fynbos Biome of the Western Cape. His research entails mapping, recording, sampling, and at times excavating sites across the landscape, alongside the analysis of a wide range of recovered materials. John has authored and co-authored numerous books and journal papers.
Dr Tim Maggs:
Tim Maggs holds a BA in History 1963 (UCT), BA Hons Archaeology 1965 (UCT) and a PhD Archaeology 1974 (UCT). He was the first professional archaeologist at the Natal Museum (now KwaZulu-Natal Museum) from 1972–1994. His main research interests include precolonial farming communities, rock art, Nguni and Sotho material culture, heritage management, and promotion of public archaeology. Upon his retirement in 1994, he was awarded an Honorary Professorship by UCT.