CONGRESS TIMETABLE AT A GLANCE
\nAlso see the Detailed Preliminary Programme and the contents of all the symposia, together with paper abstracts, on the Themes and Symposia page.<\/p>\n
Monday 4 – Sunday 10 January 1999<\/strong> Convened by John Parkington and Mary Leslie, with contributions from Amanda Esterhuysen, Tom Huffman, David Lewis-Williams, Carmel Schrire, Alinah Segobye and Francis Thackeray.<\/p>\n This plenary session will be open to the public. Formal presentations and opening party.<\/p>\n Music by Abalingani Brothers and Luhlaza.<\/p>\n Poster display: Southern African Archaeology Today.<\/p>\n Archaeology in Stained Glass.<\/p>\n Dress: casual. Cost: included in delegate and accompanying persons\u2019 fees. Music: Cape Jazz. (Managed by New World Music)<\/p>\n Launch of Human Beginnings in South Africa: Uncovering the Secrets of the Stone Age by H.J.Deacon and Janette Deacon (in conjunction with David Philip Publishers) Music by Ekhaya. (Managed by New World Music)<\/p>\n Launch of a new journal Public Archaeology, presented by the journal’s editor, Neal Ascherson, and Edward Milford of publishers James and James. Music by Kuba. (Managed by New World Music) Music by Women Unite and Lennox T. (Managed by New World Music)<\/p>\n An evening of unique entertainment, featuring the music of the Western Cape and the foods of Africa.<\/p>\n Dress: Casual. Cost: US$30 per person, excluding drinks. A cash bar facility will be available. Lunch. New World Music logo<\/p>\n Music: Finale by New World Music. CONGRESS TIMETABLE AT A GLANCE Also see the Detailed Preliminary Programme and the contents of all the symposia, together with paper abstracts, on the Themes and Symposia page. Monday 4 – Sunday 10 January 1999 Pre Congress tours and excursions Friday 8 January 1999 WAC Executive Meeting (Day 1) Saturday 9 January 1999 WAC Executive … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPre Congress tours and excursions
\nFriday 8 January 1999<\/strong>
\nWAC Executive Meeting (Day 1)
\nSaturday 9 January 1999<\/strong>
\nWAC Executive Meeting (Day 2)
\nSherlock Bones and the Mystery of the Solitary Skeleton: the search for one of our earliest ancestors A Public Lecture [open to all] by Ron Clarke, Kwane Molefe and Stephen Motsumi [20:00 in Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town]
\nSunday 10 January 1999<\/strong>
\nWAC Executive Meeting (Day 1)
\n09:00 – 21:00 Registration
\n12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
\n14:00 – 17:00 The Future Past: Southern African Archaeology Today<\/p>\n
\n18:00 – 19:00 Formal Opening Ceremony and Welcome in Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town [accompanying persons are welcome to attend].<\/p>\n
\nMonday 11 January 1999<\/strong>
\n07:30 Indigenous Participants’ Breakfast Meeting
\n08:00 – 18:30 Registration & Congress Secretariat Help Desk
\n09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Symposia
\n10:30 – 11:00 Tea & coffee break
\n11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Symposia
\n12:30 – 14:00 Lunch.<\/p>\n
\n14:00 – 15:30 Keynote Presentations
\n15:30 – 16:00 Tea & coffee break
\n16:00 – 18:00 Parallel Symposia
\n18:00 National groups of participants meet to elect representatives to WAC Council
\n20:00 WAC Council meets
\nTuesday 12 January 1999<\/strong>
\n08:00 – 18:30 Registration & Congress Secretariat Help Desk
\n09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Symposia
\n10:30 – 11:00 Tea & coffee break
\n11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Symposia
\n12:30 – 14:00 Lunch.<\/p>\n
\n14:00 – 15:30 Keynote Presentations
\n15:30 – 16:00 Tea & coffee break
\n16:00 – 18:00 Parallel Symposia
\n18:00 Sankofa: a film by Haile Gerima. Introduced by Lesley Marx.
\nWednesday 13 January 1999<\/strong>
\n08:00 – 18:30 Registration & Congress Secretariat Help Desk
\n09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Symposia
\n10:30 – 11:00 Tea & coffee break
\n11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Symposia
\n12:30 – 14:00 Lunch.<\/p>\n
\n14:00 – 15:30 Keynote Presentations
\n15:30 – 16:00 Tea & coffee break
\n16:00 – 18:00 Parallel Symposia
\n19:00 till late Intshona Koloni! – The Western Cape, where the sun sets<\/p>\n
\nThursday 14 January 1999<\/strong>
\n08:00 – 18:30 Registration & Congress Secretariat Help Desk
\n09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Symposia
\n10:30 – 11:00 Tea & coffee break
\n11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Symposia
\n12:30 – 14:00<\/p>\n
\n14:00 – 16:00 Parallel Symposia
\n16:00 – 18:00 Closing Plenary session. (Accompanying persons are welcome to attend).
\n18:00 Meetings of WAC Council and WAC Executive.
\n Friday 15 January 1999<\/strong>
\nUNESCO World Heritage Education Project Workshop on Robben Island
\n(in conjunction with the Robben Island Museum).
\nWAC Forum: Exploring a Shared Past in the Modern Middle East (in conjunction with the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Islam).
\nWorkshop: Archaeology and Education (in conjunction with the South African Cultural History Museum).
\nWC Forum: The Wenner-Gren Fellowship Programme at the University of Cape Town
\nPost Congress tours start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"