The Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists establishes, maintains and promotes archaeology in southern Africa (tweets by ASAPA Treasurer)
Joined October 2020
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Join us for our #PhDthesis into a book workshop, hosted by our Editorial Board. Details below.
Turning your #PhDthesis into a book, 7 Oct 2022, 09:00. PhD theses take an incredible amount of work and are usually great candidates for wider dissemination as books. However, a thesis as it stands is not a book! zoom.us/meeting/register/tJc…
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We have extended the deadline to Sept 30 for our #PhD position on #lithic technology during the #SouthAfrican MSA! It is a great opportunity to work with professors at both @WitsUniversity @UiB_HF Contact us with any questions! #Archaeology #PhDposition
jobbnorge.no/en/available-jo…
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In our ongoing heritage month series we recognise the abundant heritage resources in our land; from the prehistorical sites and landscapes, to the vast fossil fauna, flora and material culture which form part of our identity as humanity. Watch this space for more on our heritage
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The #PalaeontologicalTrust @PASTEvolve is happy to announce a CEO Vacancy. It is an exciting opportunity and we encourage those with qualifications to apply. More information on the post and how to apply are available on this link actionappointments.co.za/vac…
@IchumbakiE @urithiwetutz
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Congratulations for this excellent piece! @ASAPA_Archaeo
The Politics of Knowledge Production: Training and Practice of Archaeological Science in Africa | SpringerLink link.springer.com/article/10…
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Fossil remains of ancient humans from 40,0000 - 20,000 years ago show our origins are more complex than previously thought.
Read new #research into hybridization by HERI Co-Director Rebecca Ackermann & Katerina Harvati @Harvatilab_tue in @NatureEcoEvo: bit.ly/3Rb5SoI
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A new 📖 co-authored by SAAH Dept. Head & Asst. Prof of Museum Studies Dr. Porchia Moore and @incluseum collaborators is a must-read for folks committed to making museum experiences inclusive + meaningful for visitors + staff. #UFResearch #ChangeTheMuseum bit.ly/TransformingInclusion…
ALT The book cover for "Transforming Inclusion in Museums: The Power of Collaborative Inquiry" by Porchia Moore, Rose Paquet, and Aletheia Wittman features a colorful, abstract artwork (artist name unknown) above text that states book's title and authors.
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Humans in #SouthAfrica thrived through the Toba Supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago, say HERI researchers Jayne & colleagues in this @Nature letter: go.nature.com/3aXUxIz
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Really delighted to share our research on the Miocene ape Afropithecus, and how oxygen isotopes help us study modern and fossil primate ecology in Africa, just published in PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.21…
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Hey future archaeologists🧗! Learn more about rock art & artefacts👣and get some advice on how to become an archaeologist. @joshkumbani from @WitsUniversity details his interesting journey to archaeology!😃
Read the full interview on the link below.
sciencespaza.org/files/6216/…
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A stunning proposal for revision of the age of the Sterkfontein Australopithecus africanus fossils: Instead of 2.6–2.1 million, they may be 3.7–3.3 million years old. This would reconfigure the role of South Africa in early hominin evolution. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2123516…
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Here is an opportunity for Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site Field School, good luck to everyone who will apply🤍
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This talk could be of interest to some of you @HolyRobinson_92 @MsChiku1 @MunisiNeema @dickybates2 @Maraakib @MizaAlex1 @biginagwa_john @EJDPollard @DonaldHerd3 @AREYSIL @ProfAndyWilson @VisHeritage @3dSparrow @ASAPA_Archaeo @EastAfricArchOn @Archaeo_UDSM @CFAAA4 @aocarchaeology
The institute for #AfricanStudies & #Egyptology at @UniCologne is hosting me tomorrow in their #SeminarSeries #Archaeology & #Heritage in the #GlobalSouth: #Decolonizing #Theory & #Practice. I’ll talk about #researchers not to #engage #locals but be #engaged in #heritageresearch.
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First paper in our (@huw_groucutt) co-edited special edition on Standardization in the Stone Age is out. Here (shorturl.at/rJN79) Marlize Lombard presents a standardized approach to javelin identification arguing for early origins in Southern Africa & possibly the Levant
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Call for interest for @UNESCO Mentorship Programme for African World Heritage Professionals🌍
📅Duration: July 22 - January 23
⚠️Application Deadline: 30 June 22 (Midnight Paris Time)
📬Application Materials (CV and motivation letter) to be sent to [email protected]
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We are very excited this week to have @KimTommy92 joining us on the 23rd June 2022 at 16:00 BST to talk to us about 'The Cradle of More Than Humankind: Perspectives on Palaeosciences in South Africa'. If you'd like to join, please email [email protected]! #CAHO #Palaeosciences
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REMINDER: AWHF is now welcoming applications from heritage professionals to evaluate the 2022/2023 Moses Mapesa and Conservation grant. Deadline: June 19.
👉More information and application form bit.ly/3x9horH
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#awhf #MyAfricanHeritage #conservation
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Our next #CentenaryObject is 'the biggest handaxe ever found'!
25 June, Dr Matt Caruana is our guest speaker; he will talk about 'The Life and Times of Acheulean Hominins: Technology, Cognition and Sociality'
#Wits100 #stonetools #acheulean
@WitsArchaeology @GenusPalaeo @UjPalaeo
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A recording of our recent workshop on ‘How to write for a scholarly journal’ is available here: bit.ly/3Q8UMQZ
Don’t miss out on future workshops: bit.ly/3mBuh98
#workshop #postgraduate #writingtips
