Book Launch! 'Rock Art of the Waterberg: Rites and Transformation' by Lyn Wadley and Ghilraen Laue

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.

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