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Calling all researchers using biomolecular tools to answer archaeological questions in southern Africa 👇

Join our #ASAPA2026 session Molecules and Meaning: New Frontiers in African Archaeology.
Submit on the ASAPA website: asapa2026.co.za

⏳ SDW 2025 extended deadline: 7 Nov 2025!
Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga).

✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025.

👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw

#SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage

Amazing feature on Maritime Archaeology
Great to hear from Cezar Mahumane on such an important aspect of archaeology

🐾 New blog post!

The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶

Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery:
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog

#Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS

Amazing opportunity to be involved

🔍 Careers in Archaeology & Heritage
This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
#ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage

Amazing work

🔦 #FieldworkFriday 🔦

This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨
Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane.

Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌

🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage

Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field!

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Happy #FieldworkFriday! 🎉

This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!

🌍📣 Exciting News! 📣🌍

The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal!

🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025
⏰ 10:45 – 11:00
Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa

Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!

Wrapping up my first month in Italy! From exploring collagen yields using NIR, to examining bone surface modifications, running modern specimens through the MALDI-TOF, and learning to interpret collagen signatures—it's been full-on.
@leakeyfoundation.org @National Museum, Bloemfontein

🎓 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Spotlight

Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage!

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🚀 New Blog Post Alert!
Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰

📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience
🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond
📝 Available now on our blog!

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🌍 Join us for an inspiring webinar! 🌍

"Volunteering for World Heritage: Educational and Cultural Perspectives from Madagascar"

🗓 Date: 3 July 2025
⏰ Time: 3 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom (link to be shared)

🔗 Save the date & spread the word!

🔬 Ever wondered where science meets heritage?
Meet Patricia Groenewald, a Senior Scientific Officer.

👩‍🔬 Careers in archaeology and heritage aren’t just about digging—science plays a key role too!

www.saassarchaeology.com/scientific-o...

🎉 FREE to join! 🎉
SAASS connects archaeology students across the SADC region. Talks, workshops, networking & more!
Join us: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
📩 officialsaasc@gmail.com
#SAASS #Archaeology #StudentSociety #SouthernAfrica

Kicked off Boomplaas faunal sample work in Cape Town with Christina Ryder 🦴✨ Then to Turin with Christina and joined by Alia and Matt Sponheimer for round two. Using NIR to assess collagen yields – first steps toward unlocking their full potential. Grateful for the collab
@leakeyfoundation.org

Get ready for an unforgettable week of growth, connection, and discovery! The 11th annual SAASS Student Development Workshop is happening 1–5 December 2025 🎉

✨ Stay tuned for more details and how to apply!

#SAASS2025 #StudentWorkshop #SaveTheDate #ArchaeologyCommunity #HeritageMatters

🌍 Africa Day 2025 🌍
Today, we celebrate the unity, strength, and vibrant diversity of our continent. On this day in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity was founded—laying the foundation for the African Union and our shared vision for freedom, dignity, and development.

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

🗓️ Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, Yale Road, Braamfontein Campus East

🖼️ Today we celebrate International Museum Day! 🎉
Museums are more than buildings — they’re spaces for connection, curiosity, and community. Whether preserving the past or inspiring the future, museums help us understand our shared heritage.

🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Dr. Tim Forssman, a Senior Lecturer making strides in the field and inspiring the next generation of archaeologists. Whether in the classroom or the field, his work helps uncover the rich tapestry of human history.

www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...

Are you a student or early career pro in archaeology or heritage with a passion for Southern Africa’s past? Join the Southern African Archaeology Student Society

All membership information available here: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass

Join us and grow your network, skills, and impact!

Whohoo
Go Sandee!!!

🌍 NEW BLOG POST 🌍
What can two 12th-century bronze coins tell us about African trade? 🪙
Discover how Swahili coast currency reveals vast and sophisticated trade networks stretching across the continent and beyond.

🔎 Read the full story by Sandee Oster now!

www.saassarchaeology.com/blog

Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (November 2015), African World Heritage Day (5 May) is an opportunity for people around the world, and particularly Africans, to celebrate the Continent’s unique cultural and natural heritage.

Go @kathryn-soko.bsky.social, can't wait to read it. 🥰🥰🥰

🌍 Happy Earth Day 2025! 🌱
Today we celebrate our planet and reflect on the steps we can take—big and small—to protect it for future generations. Every action counts. Let’s keep working together to build a greener, more sustainable world. 💚🌿 #EarthDay2025 #RestoreOurEarth #SustainableFuture