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Celebrating Fifty Years of Archaeology-Remembering Past Staff: Dr Martin Hall

martin hall march 2017

Martin Hall was born in Guildford, England. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University in 1974 before joining what was then the Natal Museum in 1975 as an enthnoarchaeologist. During his time at the museum, Hall excavated at uMgungundlovu and also in the Umfolozi River Catchment Area. He contributed numerous research articles on the Iron Age and the Historical Archaeology of KwaZulu-Natal. While in Pietermaritzburg, he completed his PhD at Cambridge. Following this, he moved to the South African Museum as Chief Professional Officer in 1980 and in 1983 he joined the University of Cape Town (UCT). Hall served as Deputy Vice Chancellor of UCT from 2002 until 2008 before becoming Vice-Chancellor at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at UCT.

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The Public Relations and Marketing Division at the KZN Museum recently hosted an exceptional 3rd-year Public Relations student, Denisha Naidoo, from Rosebank College, for a two-week internship. What was intended as a learning opportunity for Ms. Naidoo turned into a mutually beneficial experience for both her and our Marketing team.

Ms. Naidoo's genuine passion for the Museum was palpable throughout her internship. Not only did she exceed expectations in her assigned tasks, but she also brought forth a plethora of innovative ideas. In her final 24 hours with us, she conceived the brilliant notion of creating a video for Deepavali, garnered the support of team members, and astonishingly delivered a completed video before the conclusion of her internship. Ms. Naidoo's dedication and creativity have undoubtedly left an indelible mark on our team and the content we deliver.

Click here to watch the video on Facebook or Instagram, while we seize this moment to extend heartfelt wishes to all our visitors and social media followers. May your Deepavali be blessed with an abundance of light!

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Please read all about the happenings at the Museum for the month of October.

October Newsletter

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Emseni: Visiting researcher investigating the Early Iron Age in KwaZulu-Natal

Visiting Researcher, Kefilwe Rammutloa, PhD candidate at Yale University, has spent the last six weeks in the Department of Human Sciences at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum analyzing pottery and other archaeological finds from Emseni, near Weenan. This Early Iron Age, dating to around 1400 years ago, was excavated earlier this year by Kefilwe Rammutloa with the assistance of archaeologists from the Museum. Her research investigates the when, where, how, and why questions relating to the way of life of Early Iron Age farmers in the province.

KR yale 2 Kefilwe Rammutloa (centre) explaining the decoration techniques used on one of the excavated pot sherds to Dimakatso Tlhoaele, Research Technician, and Mbali Maduna and Anele Bhengu, Department of Human Sciences volunteers (left to right).

KR yale 3 Mbali Maduna and Anele Bhengu washing pot sherds from the excavation. The pottery pieces need to be cleaned before the different styles of decoration are analyzed.

KR yale 4 The reconstruction and technical drawing are an important aspect of ceramic analysis.

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