Researcher: Dr Sarah Wurz
Tel: +27 (0)21 481 3888
E-mail: swurz@iziko.org.za
Pre-colonial archaeological research at the South African Museum is
concerned mainly with understanding human behaviour in terms of social
forces, technological developments and palaeo-environmental contexts.
Reflecting the location of Iziko in the Western Cape, our principle
focus is on human history in the last 300,000 years and covers topics
such as the origins of modern people, hunters and gatherers, the origins
and history of pastoralism and rock art.
Rock Art Exhibition Creation of a new exhibition within the
South African Museum building
on rock art in southern Africa, with Dr. Janette Deacon (Consultant)
and other Iziko staff.
Yzerfontein Shell Midden Joint excavations of the Late Pleistocene Middle Stone Age shell midden
deposits at Ysterfontein, with Prof. John Parkington, Dave Halkett,
Tim Hart (University of Cape Town), Prof. Richard G. Klein (Stanford
University) and Prof. Thomas P. Volman (Cornell University).
Peers Cave Joint excavation of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene Middle and Later
Stone Age deposits at Peers Cave, Fish Hoek, with Prof. Thomas P. Volman
(Cornell University), Dave Halkett and Tim Hart (University of Cape
Town).
Researcher: Dr Nicolas Conard (Tubingen University)
E-Mail: nicholas.conard@uni-tuebingen.de
Geelbek and Anyskop Projects Excavation and collection of material from these Middle Pleistocene
and Holocene faunal and artefact sites, both of which are exposed
in dune fields. Working space and facilities are provided. The material
is housed in the pre-colonial archaeology
collection. |
