# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Book Launch! 

Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation
by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue

Tuesday 9 December 2025  | 10:30 for 11:00
Origins Centre, Wits University

Join Wits Press and Lyn Wadley, Honorary Professor of Archaeology in the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits as we celebrate the publication of this groundbreaking new book.
Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation is a landmark archaeological study that unveils the nuanced world view and rituals practised by local Bushman groups living in the Waterberg area of northern South Africa millennia ago. 

Through unprecedented documentation of 130 rock art sites – many photographed for the first time – Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue reveal a complex narrative of human creativity and cultural interaction. Beyond mere documentation, the book explores profound themes of human experience – hunting, initiation, healing and spiritual transformation. Archaeological evidence illuminates how these diverse groups coexisted and influenced one another’s cultural practices over two thousand years, challenging simplistic narratives of cultural isolation. 

Please RSVP by 5 December: info.witspress@wits.ac.za
Enquiries: tammy.hodgskiss@wits.ac.za

Parking at Origins Centre. Please bring ID to get onto Wits Campus.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/book-launch-rock-art-of-the-waterberg-rites-and-transformation-by-lyn-wadley-and-ghilraen-laue/200029308746612
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Johannesburg
- **state**: GT
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Corner Yale Road & Enoch Sontonga Drive, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa
- **lat**: -26.1933
- **long**: 28.02984
- **full address**: Corner Yale Road & Enoch Sontonga Drive, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 Jorissen St, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue takes place on Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am to Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am at Corner Yale Road & Enoch Sontonga Drive, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 Jorissen St, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue?
  - **A:** Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue is organized by Origins Centre Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Johannesburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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