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Faculty of Science
Department of Archaeology
Head of Department: Professor Judith Sealy
Departmental Profile
The Department of Archaeology is characterised by a
diversity of well-established research interests. The Western
Cape has a rich archaeological heritage which includes
evidence of hunter-gatherer settlement, pastoralist
communities and colonial settlers - all the subject of
ongoing research. Further afield, the Department also has
a research focus on the archaeology of early Tswana and
Sotho-speaking agropastoralists, particularly in North West
and the Free State. In addition, the Department is home
to archaeometric and materials research, focussing on
palaeoanthropology, past environments, early human diets
and materials analysis. The Department of Archaeology has
developed an expertise in Cultural Resource Management,
working with both government and private sectors to
mitigate the effects of development and widen public
awareness of the importance of the past.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and Long Term Contract Staff
Professor
1
Associate Professor
1
Senior Lecturers
2
Lecturers
3
Research Staff
5
Technical Support Staff
2
Administrative and Clerical Staff
1
Departmental Assistant
1
Lab Assistant
1
Total
17
Honorary staff
Honorary Research Associates
6
Total
6
Students
Postdoctoral
0
Doctoral
9
Master’s
10
Honours
6
Undergraduates
623
Total
648
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent staff
Professor Judith Sealy
Head of Department. Archaeometry, stable isotopes,
precolonial southern Africa
Judith.Sealy@uct.ac.za
Associate
Professor
Rebecca
Rogers
Ackermann
Hominid evolution, variation, morphometrics, visualization
and modelling, quantitative methods
Becky.Ackermann@uct.ac.za
Dr David Braun
Senior lecturer, Early Stone Age in eastern and southern
Africa, stone artefact technology
drbraun76@gmail.com
Dr Shadreck Chirikure
Senior lecturer, Archaeometallurgy, Iron Age, heritage studies
Shadreck.Chirikure@uct.ac.za
Dr Simon Hall
Senior lecturer, hunter-gatherers and farmers, Stone/Iron
Age interaction, landscape sharing
Simon.Hall@uct.ac.za
Dr Riashna Sithaldeen
Lecturer, Primate biogeography using genetic techniques,
academic development in the geosciences
Riashna.Sithaldeen@uct.ac.za
Dr Deano Stynder
Lecturer, African fauna, faunal analysis, ecomorphology,
palaeoenvironments
Deano.Stynder@uct.ac.za
Dr Alexandra Sumner
Lecturer, Lithic analysis, human cognitive evolution
Alexandra.Sumner@uct.ac.za
Contract research staff
Mr David Halkett
Contract archaeology, historical archaeology, prehistory of
the southwestern Cape
Mr Tim Hart
Contract archaeology, historical archaeology, prehistory of
the southwestern Cape