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P-RI research alert!
We would like to extend our warm congratulations to S. Baker, A. Herries and D. Strait for co-authoring a publication on the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
You can access the paper via the link below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We would like to extend our warm congratulations to S. Baker, A. Herries and D. Strait for co-authoring a publication on the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
You can access the paper via the link below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
December 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
P-RI research alert!
We would like to extend our warm congratulations to S. Baker, A. Herries and D. Strait for co-authoring a publication on the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
You can access the paper via the link below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We would like to extend our warm congratulations to S. Baker, A. Herries and D. Strait for co-authoring a publication on the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
You can access the paper via the link below:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
P-RI research series!
We are pleased to announce that J. Bradfield has co-authored an article: Worked bone and shell from forager and farmer sites in the Limpopo Valley.
Enjoy the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are pleased to announce that J. Bradfield has co-authored an article: Worked bone and shell from forager and farmer sites in the Limpopo Valley.
Enjoy the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
P-RI research series!
We are pleased to announce that J. Bradfield has co-authored an article: Worked bone and shell from forager and farmer sites in the Limpopo Valley.
Enjoy the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are pleased to announce that J. Bradfield has co-authored an article: Worked bone and shell from forager and farmer sites in the Limpopo Valley.
Enjoy the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
P-RI Research Series continued!
Today we shine the spotlight on M. Lombard who recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology. Well Done!
You can access the article via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Today we shine the spotlight on M. Lombard who recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology. Well Done!
You can access the article via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
P-RI Research Series continued!
Today we shine the spotlight on M. Lombard who recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology. Well Done!
You can access the article via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Today we shine the spotlight on M. Lombard who recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology. Well Done!
You can access the article via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
P-RI Research series continued!
Congratulations to P-RI research associates, A. Herries & R. Joannes-Boyau, for co-authoring a paper in the Quaternary Geochronology Journal.
Please access their paper via the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to P-RI research associates, A. Herries & R. Joannes-Boyau, for co-authoring a paper in the Quaternary Geochronology Journal.
Please access their paper via the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
P-RI Research series continued!
Congratulations to P-RI research associates, A. Herries & R. Joannes-Boyau, for co-authoring a paper in the Quaternary Geochronology Journal.
Please access their paper via the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to P-RI research associates, A. Herries & R. Joannes-Boyau, for co-authoring a paper in the Quaternary Geochronology Journal.
Please access their paper via the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We are extremely proud to share that M. Lombard, C.M. Schlebusch & M. Jakobsson have co-authored a paper recently published in Nature.
You can access it via the link below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
You can access it via the link below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are extremely proud to share that M. Lombard, C.M. Schlebusch & M. Jakobsson have co-authored a paper recently published in Nature.
You can access it via the link below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
You can access it via the link below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
P-RI research series is back!
Congratulations to J. Bradfield for authoring a new paper titled: A chemical analysis of 20th century traditional medicines curated at Ditsong museum of culture history, Pretoria, South Africa."
Enjoy the article!
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Congratulations to J. Bradfield for authoring a new paper titled: A chemical analysis of 20th century traditional medicines curated at Ditsong museum of culture history, Pretoria, South Africa."
Enjoy the article!
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
P-RI research series is back!
Congratulations to J. Bradfield for authoring a new paper titled: A chemical analysis of 20th century traditional medicines curated at Ditsong museum of culture history, Pretoria, South Africa."
Enjoy the article!
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Congratulations to J. Bradfield for authoring a new paper titled: A chemical analysis of 20th century traditional medicines curated at Ditsong museum of culture history, Pretoria, South Africa."
Enjoy the article!
www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Celebrating Excellence as We Wrap Up the Year!
Congratulations to C. Makombe on receiving a Top Achiever Award for her Honours & to L. Senyane, awarded Top Achiever for Masters. Both have showed once again that hard work and perseverance are the real treasures.
Congratulations to C. Makombe on receiving a Top Achiever Award for her Honours & to L. Senyane, awarded Top Achiever for Masters. Both have showed once again that hard work and perseverance are the real treasures.
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Celebrating Excellence as We Wrap Up the Year!
Congratulations to C. Makombe on receiving a Top Achiever Award for her Honours & to L. Senyane, awarded Top Achiever for Masters. Both have showed once again that hard work and perseverance are the real treasures.
Congratulations to C. Makombe on receiving a Top Achiever Award for her Honours & to L. Senyane, awarded Top Achiever for Masters. Both have showed once again that hard work and perseverance are the real treasures.
Exciting news from the P-RI!
We are pleased to inform that the P-RI has opened a mini library at the Research Village, Bunting Road Campus. A huge thank you to J. Bradfield for facilitating this initiative.
We are pleased to inform that the P-RI has opened a mini library at the Research Village, Bunting Road Campus. A huge thank you to J. Bradfield for facilitating this initiative.
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Exciting news from the P-RI!
We are pleased to inform that the P-RI has opened a mini library at the Research Village, Bunting Road Campus. A huge thank you to J. Bradfield for facilitating this initiative.
We are pleased to inform that the P-RI has opened a mini library at the Research Village, Bunting Road Campus. A huge thank you to J. Bradfield for facilitating this initiative.
Breaking news (well... ancient news, technically)!
Dr. Zwane and a team of archaeologists have been featured in The Witness for their incredible work at the Dwaalhoek excavation site in the Kaingo Game Reserve, Limpopo!
Please read the news piece here: witness.co.za/news/2025/10...
Happy reading!
Dr. Zwane and a team of archaeologists have been featured in The Witness for their incredible work at the Dwaalhoek excavation site in the Kaingo Game Reserve, Limpopo!
Please read the news piece here: witness.co.za/news/2025/10...
Happy reading!
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Breaking news (well... ancient news, technically)!
Dr. Zwane and a team of archaeologists have been featured in The Witness for their incredible work at the Dwaalhoek excavation site in the Kaingo Game Reserve, Limpopo!
Please read the news piece here: witness.co.za/news/2025/10...
Happy reading!
Dr. Zwane and a team of archaeologists have been featured in The Witness for their incredible work at the Dwaalhoek excavation site in the Kaingo Game Reserve, Limpopo!
Please read the news piece here: witness.co.za/news/2025/10...
Happy reading!
"Reimagining governance in the Zimbabwe culture" is the name of the book chapter recently authored by our research associate, R.T. Nyamushosho, in the book: Understanding Early Large-Scale Collectives, A Global Perspective. Access it via the link below:
www.routledge.com/Understandin...
www.routledge.com/Understandin...
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Reimagining governance in the Zimbabwe culture" is the name of the book chapter recently authored by our research associate, R.T. Nyamushosho, in the book: Understanding Early Large-Scale Collectives, A Global Perspective. Access it via the link below:
www.routledge.com/Understandin...
www.routledge.com/Understandin...
Today we celebrate the recent publication of P-RI research associate, A. Hogberg's, article in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. You can access the article through the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy reading with #PRIresearchseries!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy reading with #PRIresearchseries!
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today we celebrate the recent publication of P-RI research associate, A. Hogberg's, article in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. You can access the article through the link below:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy reading with #PRIresearchseries!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy reading with #PRIresearchseries!
P-RI publication series continued....
Congratulations to M. Caruana & A. Herries for co-authoring a new article. You can read their paper via the link below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to M. Caruana & A. Herries for co-authoring a new article. You can read their paper via the link below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
P-RI publication series continued....
Congratulations to M. Caruana & A. Herries for co-authoring a new article. You can read their paper via the link below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to M. Caruana & A. Herries for co-authoring a new article. You can read their paper via the link below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Today we congratulate P-RI associate, Isis Mesfin, for co-authoring an article titled: The Last Glacial Maximum in the Tropics: Human Responses to Global Change, 30-10ka. You can access the paper via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Today we congratulate P-RI associate, Isis Mesfin, for co-authoring an article titled: The Last Glacial Maximum in the Tropics: Human Responses to Global Change, 30-10ka. You can access the paper via the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A big congratulations to P-RI research associate, R. Nyamushosho, on the publication of his article titled: Crafting and everyday archaeology at Chumnungwa.
Link to paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A big congratulations to P-RI research associate, R. Nyamushosho, on the publication of his article titled: Crafting and everyday archaeology at Chumnungwa.
Link to paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The P-RI held its annual symposium on the 3rd of October where all members of the institute shared their current research. Congratulations to everyone on the amazing presentations and to X. Naicker who won the prize for being the best Honours student of 2025.
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The P-RI held its annual symposium on the 3rd of October where all members of the institute shared their current research. Congratulations to everyone on the amazing presentations and to X. Naicker who won the prize for being the best Honours student of 2025.
Celebrating excellence in Research!
We are proud to celebrate our very own Prof. M. Lombard & Prof. J. Bradfield who are recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists in a global study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier.
We are immensely proud of this achievement!
We are proud to celebrate our very own Prof. M. Lombard & Prof. J. Bradfield who are recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists in a global study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier.
We are immensely proud of this achievement!
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Celebrating excellence in Research!
We are proud to celebrate our very own Prof. M. Lombard & Prof. J. Bradfield who are recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists in a global study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier.
We are immensely proud of this achievement!
We are proud to celebrate our very own Prof. M. Lombard & Prof. J. Bradfield who are recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists in a global study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier.
We are immensely proud of this achievement!
Join us for another special outing hosted by the Archaeological Society of South Africa, Northern Branch.
📅: 15-16 November 2025
📍: The Heritage House
⏰: 9 am
RSVP Anne Raeburn: anner@mweb.co.za
📅: 15-16 November 2025
📍: The Heritage House
⏰: 9 am
RSVP Anne Raeburn: anner@mweb.co.za
October 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Join us for another special outing hosted by the Archaeological Society of South Africa, Northern Branch.
📅: 15-16 November 2025
📍: The Heritage House
⏰: 9 am
RSVP Anne Raeburn: anner@mweb.co.za
📅: 15-16 November 2025
📍: The Heritage House
⏰: 9 am
RSVP Anne Raeburn: anner@mweb.co.za
Today we are proud to announce that Ms L. Senyane, is participating on an excavation of Leopard's Cave. Commenting on the experience, she asserts that, "Leopard’s Cave... is an amazing LSA site with some evidence of hunter-gatherer and herder contact."
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today we are proud to announce that Ms L. Senyane, is participating on an excavation of Leopard's Cave. Commenting on the experience, she asserts that, "Leopard’s Cave... is an amazing LSA site with some evidence of hunter-gatherer and herder contact."
The P-RI is on the news yet again for the work that Prof. Lombard is doing on the cognition of our ancestors. You can read the news article through the link below:
www.newsbreak.com/knewz-159459...
www.newsbreak.com/knewz-159459...
September 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The P-RI is on the news yet again for the work that Prof. Lombard is doing on the cognition of our ancestors. You can read the news article through the link below:
www.newsbreak.com/knewz-159459...
www.newsbreak.com/knewz-159459...
You can read about some of their findings below:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghil...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghil...
www.researchgate.net
September 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
You can read about some of their findings below:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghil...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghil...
The P-RI is represented at the excavation in the Waterberg, where Prof. Lyn Wadley is leading the excavation of one of the rock shelters in the Kaingo Nature reseserve. This season is yielding much charcoal and Dr Zwane is there to analyze it.
September 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The P-RI is represented at the excavation in the Waterberg, where Prof. Lyn Wadley is leading the excavation of one of the rock shelters in the Kaingo Nature reseserve. This season is yielding much charcoal and Dr Zwane is there to analyze it.
Congratulations to M. Lombard, M. Caruana and A. Hogberg for co-authoring an article: The points from Primrose Ridge: A possible Still Bay workshop on the Gauteng Grassland of South Africa.
Enjoy the paper!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
Enjoy the paper!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
September 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Congratulations to M. Lombard, M. Caruana and A. Hogberg for co-authoring an article: The points from Primrose Ridge: A possible Still Bay workshop on the Gauteng Grassland of South Africa.
Enjoy the paper!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
Enjoy the paper!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
A big thank you to Dr. Matthew Caruana and Dr. Stephanie E. Baker for providing our guests with insightful and inspiring site tours!
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A big thank you to Dr. Matthew Caruana and Dr. Stephanie E. Baker for providing our guests with insightful and inspiring site tours!
On the 15th of September, the Paleo-Research Institute (PRI) had the incredible privilege of hosting the Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, along with the UJ Faculty of Humanities Deanery at the iconic Sterkfontein Caves & the Drimolen Field School site, South Africa.
September 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On the 15th of September, the Paleo-Research Institute (PRI) had the incredible privilege of hosting the Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, along with the UJ Faculty of Humanities Deanery at the iconic Sterkfontein Caves & the Drimolen Field School site, South Africa.
P-RI Outreach Activity!
The PRI was well-represented at the first STEAM Expo hosted by the University of Johannesburg. The event saw a strong participation from both learners and educators.
A heartfelt thank you to our Director, Dr. D. Kgotleng, for organizing this participation.
The PRI was well-represented at the first STEAM Expo hosted by the University of Johannesburg. The event saw a strong participation from both learners and educators.
A heartfelt thank you to our Director, Dr. D. Kgotleng, for organizing this participation.
September 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
P-RI Outreach Activity!
The PRI was well-represented at the first STEAM Expo hosted by the University of Johannesburg. The event saw a strong participation from both learners and educators.
A heartfelt thank you to our Director, Dr. D. Kgotleng, for organizing this participation.
The PRI was well-represented at the first STEAM Expo hosted by the University of Johannesburg. The event saw a strong participation from both learners and educators.
A heartfelt thank you to our Director, Dr. D. Kgotleng, for organizing this participation.