Happy Tuesday! As promised, the SAHRA Workshop RSVP details and programme have been finalised! Please scan the QR code on the poster for more information and RSVP details.
Meet The Scientists! Come meet the P-RI scientists at Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve and experience a special tour to Wondercave and Drimolen. Special tours are only on the 24th and 25th of September Bookings can be made on www.rhinolion.co.za/specials/ We hope to see you there!
Happy Friday! Today we'd like to congratulate Ms Emma Cleminson and Prof. Justin Bradfield on their recent publication of the article in Heritage Journal! You can access it via the QR code or through the link below: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/9/...
P-RI in Australia! Earlier this year the P-RI joined an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Griffith University in Australia, to form the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research. This project was launched in August 2026 in Australia.
Happy Tuesday! J. Bradfield along with colleagues from Poland & Hungary, hosted a session entitled Traceology of Bone Artefacts: State of the Art and Research Perspectives at the 32nd annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists.
Happy Friday! Today, we'd like to congratulate @bongekile-zwane.bsky.social on her latest publication in the journal of Southern African Field Archaeology. Please access the article via the QR code or link below: journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
Happy Tuesday! Today we'd like to continue our research series by congratulating M. Will & G. Bader for publishing an article in the Journal of African Ornithology! You can access the article via the QR code or via the link below: hal.science/hal-05689101v1
Happy Friday! The P-RI has beautifully represented the UJ Faculty of Humanities at this year’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM Expo)! It has been an amazing event that hosted various high school students from all over Johannesburg!
Happy Tuesday! Today we'd like to shine the spotlight on Dr Matthew Caruana and Professor Marlize Lombard for their latest article! Please access the article via the QR code or link below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Save the date! Some exciting news! The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), in collaboration with the Southern African Archaeology Student Society, is hosting a seminar for the P-RI on the 22nd September 2026. See flyer for details!
P-RI Research Series! Congratulations to our research associate, R. T. Nyamushosho, on single-authoring a paper in Educational Technology Research & Development Journal. You can access the paper via the QR code & link below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
P-RI Research Series! Congratulations to our research associate, C. Schlebusch, for co-authoring a paper on Communications Biology journal. You can access the paper through the QR code or via the link below: www.nature.com/articles/s42... Happy reading!
Happy Tuesday! A big congratulations to our research associate, B. J. Armstrong, for co-authoring an article in the Australian Archaeology Journal. You can access the paper through the QR code or via the link below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A very happy Friday! Congratulations to Dr M. Caruana on his latest co-authored publication in the Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology. Please access the article via the QR code or link below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
P-RI Research Series! Congratulations to Prof. J. Pargeter for recently co-authoring a paper in the Springer Nature: Primates Journal. You can access the article via the QR code or use the link below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
P-RI Research series! Congratulations to M. Caruana & A. Herries for being co-authors in a publication that is featured on the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports! You can access the article via the QR code or link below: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Today we'd like to shine the spotlight on Ms K. Mtshizana and E. Cleminson, who are in Laetoli this excavation season! They, along with our Director, Dr Dipuo Kgotleng, are part of the excavation team working at this world-renowned archaeological site.
P-RI graduation Today we'd like to congratulate Miss R. Sielemann, who graduated with distinction for her Master of Arts degree on the 20th of July 2026! Very well done!
Happy Friday! The Palaeo-Research Institute (P-RI) was proudly represented at the ASAPA 2026 Biennial Conference held at the University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela, from 5–9 July 2026.
P-RI Research Series! Please join us in congratulating Prof. J. Bradfield for single authoring a paper in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology! You can access the paper through the QR code or via the link below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The ASAPA 2026 conference in Mpumalanga is currently underway and the P-RI is well-represented by a number of its' members and associates!
Happy Friday! The P-RI is still in the field & today we shine the spotlight on our MA student, P. Setonsa, who is partaking in the James Brink Field School in Pleistocene Archaeology & Palaeontology at the Florisbad Quaternary Research Station, Bloemfontein.
P-RI Research Series! Today we'd like to congratulate Dr @bongie_zwane for recently co-authoring a paper in the Journal of Southern African Field Archaeology. You can access it via the QR code or link below: journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...
Happy Friday! We love celebrating fieldwork adventures! This year, we're excited that our Master's student, Dimpho Malematja, joined the Boomplaas 2026 fieldwork season.
P-RI Research Series! Congratulations to P-RI associate, Dr. Justin Adams, on his newly published article! Please access article via the QR code or use the link below: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
P-RI in the Field As excavations continue at the Drimolen Field School, we're excited to head into the weekend with some fascinating new discoveries fresh from the field!
Happy Friday! Field season is officially underway at the P-RI, and the excitement is already building! This year, our Honours student field team includes Nthabiseng Sephoona, Tendai Moorosi, and Siphiwe Hlengwa. They're starting their season at Kromdraai.
P-RI Research Series! Today we would like to congratulate Dr Isis Mesfin for recently publishing a paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Please access the paper through the link below or use the QR code attached: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy Friday! Today, we’d like to introduce you to Dr Bongekile Zwane , our archaeobotanist 🌿
P-RI Research Series! Today we'd like to congratulate Dr Matthew Caruana on his latest co-authored publication! Please access the article via the QR or following link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
