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- James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art, of which it can be said that he found a 'Rosetta Stone'. He is the founder and previous director of the Rock Art Research Institute and is currently professor emeritus of cognitive archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS). Lewis-Williams is recognised by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa as a leading international researcher, with an A1 rating. (en)
- James David Lewis-Williams, né en 1934 au Cap, est un archéologue sud-africain. Il est connu surtout pour ses recherches sur l'art rupestre san (bochiman) d'Afrique australe, dont on peut dire qu'il a trouvé une « pierre de Rosette ». Fondateur et ancien directeur du , il est actuellement professeur émérite d' à l'Université du Witwatersrand (WITS). Il est reconnu par la Fondation nationale pour la recherche d'Afrique du Sud (NRF) comme un chercheur international de premier plan, avec l’évaluation A1. (fr)
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- David Lewis-Williams (en)
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- Bachelor of Arts (en)
- Appointed ad hominem Professor of Cognitive Archaeology (en)
- Invited by President Thabo Mbeki to translate new South African national motto into the ǀXam San language (en)
- Awarded Honorary D.Litt. by University of Cape Town (en)
- Appointed Director of Rock Art Research Unit (en)
- Appointed Professor emeritus (en)
- Appointed Reader in Cognitive Archaeology (en)
- Appointed Senior Lecturer (en)
- Appointed Senior Mentor (en)
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (en)
- Distinguished Researchers Award (en)
- Elected to Associateship of Clare Hall, Cambridge, United Kingdom (en)
- Joined the Department of Archaeology (en)
- Second National Research Foundation rating: A1 (en)
- Taught at Kearsney College (en)
- Taught at Selbourne College (en)
- Invited to join the University of the Witwatersrand by Professor David Hammond-Tooke (en)
- National Research Foundation researcher grading: A1 (en)
- Awarded James Henry Breasted Prize by The American Historical Association (en)
- Appointed lecturer in Department of Social Anthropology (en)
- Awarded Honorary D.Sc. by University of the Witwatersrand (en)
- Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis, Society for American Archaeology (en)
- PhD Believing and seeing : an interpretation of symbolic meanings in southern San rock paintings (en)
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- Rock art, Archaeology (en)
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- Rock Art Research that incorporates Ethnography (en)
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- David Lewis-Williams (en)
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- David Lewis-Williams (en)
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- Believing and Seeing: Symbolic meanings in southern San rock paintings (en)
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- David Lewis-Williams video interview about Conceiving God (en)
- David Lewis-Williams video interview about Conceiving God: The Cognitive Origin and Evolution of Religion; with 49 Illustrations (en)
- David Lewis-Williams featured in episode 2 of the BBC's (en)
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- James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art, of which it can be said that he found a 'Rosetta Stone'. He is the founder and previous director of the Rock Art Research Institute and is currently professor emeritus of cognitive archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS). Lewis-Williams is recognised by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa as a leading international researcher, with an A1 rating. (en)
- James David Lewis-Williams, né en 1934 au Cap, est un archéologue sud-africain. Il est connu surtout pour ses recherches sur l'art rupestre san (bochiman) d'Afrique australe, dont on peut dire qu'il a trouvé une « pierre de Rosette ». Fondateur et ancien directeur du , il est actuellement professeur émérite d' à l'Université du Witwatersrand (WITS). Il est reconnu par la Fondation nationale pour la recherche d'Afrique du Sud (NRF) comme un chercheur international de premier plan, avec l’évaluation A1. (fr)
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- David Lewis-Williams (fr)
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