Date and Venue: Monday 8 October at 4 pm in the Catholic Church Hall.

Non-Members: R20. Beverages served

Summary: Grave Encounters refers to an illustrated book about more than 20 years of archaeological work in the burial grounds of Green Point, Cape Town. The VOC and churches established cemeteries there, but many more people were buried outside the formal enclosures, including slaves.  Who was buried there, where, when and why?  How did we find out?  Why did controversy erupt in 2004 at Prestwich Street?  What is the situation now?
(Prestwich Memorial below)

Speaker: Dr Antonia Malan is a historical archaeologist and heritage practitioner with particular interest in researching family lives and the places they made at the Cape over the past 500 years. Dr Malan has been associated with the Archaeology Department at UCT since the 1980s.  She is currently chairperson of Heritage Western Cape Council.

Address: Buitengracht St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001
Phone: 021 418 0073