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as part of the Public Lecture Series\u00a0Rock Art & Symbolic Expression.\u00a0A Southern Africa\u00a0\u2013 France Dialogue<\/em><\/p>\n Wits University, West Campus, Corner of Yale Road &, Enoch Sontonga Ave, Johannesburg<\/em><\/p>\n Southern African rock art has been extensively recorded and interpreted for well over a century. But it is during the last four decades, following the application of the ethnographic approach in rock art studies, that rock art researchers have made significant advancements in our understanding of the meaning behind rock art. Southern African rock art is now considered to be religious, rather than a reflection of day to day activities or hunting magic. While this is plausible, regional variation of rock art has received less attention compared to the period before the application of ethnographic approach in rock art studies. In his lecture, Ndukuyakhe Nldovu shall thus explore the potential benefits of using such a geographically based approach to interpreting Southern African rock art.<\/p>\n Ndukuyakhe Nldovu<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Pretoria. After studying Archaeology and Geopgraphy at the University of the Witwatersrand, he earned his Ph.D from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom with a thesis entitled\u00a0Comparative analysis of rock art in southern Africa: animals and cosmological models<\/em>.<\/p>\n His research interest include Southern African\u00a0rock art and the management of the African cultural heritage, a field he extensively practiced while working for both national and provincial heritage authorities. Before becoming a Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, he was the Manager of Archaeological Collections at Wits University.<\/p>\n In addition, Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu is the co-editor of the South African Archaeological Buelletin, as well as\u00a0a Council Member for Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali and the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA).<\/p>\nThursday 20 September 2018<\/h4>\n
18.00 for 18.30 | Origins Centre Museum<\/a><\/h4>\n
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