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Archaeology and Ethnography

Material culture: a system of communication. Reynolds, B. (Margaret Shaw Lecture 1). 1984 14 pp.

The world of man and the world of spirit: an interpretation of the Linton rock paintings. Lewis-Williams, J. D. (Margaret Shaw Lecture 2). 1988. 16 pp. + poster-size fig. 1.

Arrows as agents of belief amongst the /Xam Bushmen. Deacon, J.
(Margaret Shaw Lecture 3). 1992. 21 pp.

Creed and confession in South African ancestor religion. Hammond-Tooke, W. D. Margaret Shaw Lecture 4). 1994. 11 pp.

Marine Biology

Guide to the benthic marine amphipods of southern Africa. Griffiths, C. L. 1976.

Benthic amphipods form of the most important components of the marine fauna the taxonomy of these animals are poorly known, despite their abundance. Rocky shores, particularly those with a dense growth of algae has a rich amphipod fauna. This book enables users to identify the various species of amphipods by using the keys. 106 pp.

Guide to the marine isopods of southern Africa. Kensley, B. 1978.

Investigation of isopods of Southern Africa began in the second half of the nineteenth century. The work of the Cape research vessel, Peter Faure from 1897 to 1907 laid the foundation of marine taxonomy work on isopods. This book has keys to identify the different isopod suborders in South Africa.
174 pp.

Shrimps and prawns of southern Africa. Kensley, B. 1972. 68 pp.

Palaeontology

Fossiel reptiele van die Suid-Afrikaanse Karoo. Cluver, M. A. 1979. [8 +] 54pp.

Fossil reptiles of the South African Karoo (2nd edition). Cluver, M. A.1991.

Discusses the ancient Karoo, its time zones and the different mammal-like reptiles that lived in and during these different time zones and their distributions. The book also examines how to collect and preserve fossils. [8 +] 54 pp.

Langebaanweg. A record of past life. Hendey, Q. B. Reprinted 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991.

This book introduces the reader to fossils found at Langebaanweg on the west coast of the Western Cape. It tells the story of the past 20 million years at Langebaanweg, one of the world’s richest fossil sites. Fossil shells of numerous marine, freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates are represented at Langebaan as well as fossils of reptiles and large mammal ancestors such as sabre-toothed cats, bears (Agriotherium africanum) and a variety of herbivores. [6 +] 72pp.

Dinosaurs and diatremes. The life and work of Sidney Henry Haughton, 1888-1982 (Sidney Haughton Memorial Lecture 1). Raath, M. A. 1984. [6 +] 10pp.

Life and death in the Permo-Triassic: the fortunes of the dicynodont mammal-like reptiles. (Sidney Haughton Memorial Lecture 3). King, G. M. 1990. [6 +] 17pp.

Did mammals originate in Africa? South African fossils and their Russian connection (Sidney Haughton Memorial Lecture 4). Rubidge, B. S. 1995 [2 +] 14 pp.

South Africa

DEMOCRACY X, marking the present/ re-presenting the past. Oliphant, A.W. et al (eds). 329 pp, b/w & colour illus., 2004. Introduction by Andries Oliphant, Peter Delius & Lalou Meltzer.

This reader was published to coincide with the Democracy X exhibition at the Castle of Good Hope (2004), that celebrated the first decade of South African democracy. The book features essays reflecting on art and heritage and the significance of the first ten years of democracy. Essayists  include Simon Hall, Helen Bradford, Fiona Rankin-Smith & Sandra Klopper, Sipho Mdanda, Michael Dearham, Guy Berger, Lynee Maree, Mike van Graan, Jonathan Shapiro and Rayda Becker.

Skeletons in the cupboard: South African museums and the trade in human remains, 1907-1917. Legassick, M. & C. Rassool. 2000. 105pp.

Discusses the history of the collection of human remains by South African museums.

CODEX WITSENII, Wilson (M.L.) et al eds., 2002. 190 pp., 4to., maps, colour illus., hardback ,d.w., Cape Town.

Annotated watercolours of landscapes, flora and fauna observed on the expedition to the Copper Mountains in the vicinity of present-day Springbok undertaken in 1685-6 by Simon van der Stel, Commander at the Cape of Good Hope. In 1692 copies of a number of these drawings were commissioned by Nicolaas Witsen, a wealthy citizen of Amsterdam, a director of the VOC. In 1855 the South African Literary and Scientific Society presented the Codex to the South African Museum.

A History of Scientific Endeavour in South Africa. Ed: Brown, AC 1977 516pp.