South African Culture History and Archaeology
Robert Broom [1866-1951]
Robert Brooom was a Scots-born South African paleontologist, and a specialist in Australopithecines. His work included excavations and study at Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Kromdraai.
South African Archaeology in Photographs
A collection of photographs from South African sites
Institute for Human Evolution
IHE is located at the University of Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, and staff there have conducted long-term work at Sterkfontein and Thulamela.
Blombos Cave: What it Means to be Human
Great strides in understanding the development of modern human beings are being taken at the very southern tip of Africa these days.
Geography of South Africa
Maps, atlases, and other geographical data from Matt Rosenberg, guide to Geography at About.
Heinrich-Barth Institut: Archaeology of Africa
Located at the University of Koln, the Heinrich-Barth Institut conducts archaeological research in the Eastern Sahara, Egypt, Sudan, Southern Africa, and Namibia.
Institute of Human Origins
Now at Arizona State University, is conducting joint research with the University of Witwatersrand at Limeworks Cave and Cave of Hearths in the Makapansgat Valley.
New Names in South Africa
About's guide to African History Alastair Boddy-Evans discusses the changes that have happened to South Africa since the abolishment of apartheid and the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994.
University of Cape Town
The Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town describes many of their current and past projects.
Romantic Getaways in South Africa
About's guide to Honeymoons and Romantic Getaways, Susan Breslow Sardone, has a bunch of great suggestions for taking a romantic trip to South Africa.
South Africa for Visitors
Anouk Zijlma, your guide to Africa for Visitors, has a passel of tips for traveling in South Africa, everything from local currency and things to see to when to go, how to get there and local transport options.
Southern African Humanities
Recently renamed from the Natal Museum Journal of Humanities, the Southern African Humanities journal publishes araticles on archaeology, anthropology, history, material culture and heritage studies.
University of Pretoria Department of Archaeology
MA and PhD as well as Bachelor's degrees in archaeology can be had from Pretoria, which has a number of researchers, and a research emphasis on Iron Age and Stone Age sites.
University of South Africa (UNISA)
The department of anthropology at UNISA gives bachelors and advanced degrees in archaeology; departmental research includes work throughout southern Africa.
University of Witswatersrand, Department of Geography
Archaeology at Wits is studied under the auspices of the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies; they're conducting archaeological field schools along the Limpopo River as well as the ACACIA project.
What's With the Eland?
An article in TRACCE by Grant S. McCall, about the recurrence of the eland as a symbol in southern Africa rock art.