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Dr JS Adigun

Senior Lecturer | College of Human Sciences
School of Humanities | Department: Anthropology and Archaeology

Tel: 012 429 6788
Campus: Muckleneuk
Building: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (WMM)
Office: 4-161

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) Archaeology (University of Cape Town, 2006)
  • Master of Science in Archaeology (University of the Witwatersrand, 2011)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology (University of the Witwatersrand, 2016)

  • Reconstructing past environments and climate, specifically during the Late Pleistocene, using speleothems
  • Application of stable isotopes in archaeology

  • Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

  • Adigun, J., Wurz, S. and Antonites, A., 2021. Archaeology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Reflecting on the Role of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) in Stimulating Public Interest and Enhancing Access to Archaeological Education and Training. SAQA BULLETIN 20(1), September 2021, p.181.
  • Maccali, J., Meckler, A.N., Lauritzen, S.E., Brekken, T., Rokkan, H.A., Fernandez, A., Krüger, Y., Adigun, J., Affolter, S. and Leuenberger, M., 2023. Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa. Climate of the Past 19: 1847-1862. https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/19/1847/2023/cp-19-1847-2023.html

Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)