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thousand years of each other. Why did this happen? What roles did climate change and our own species play in their disappearance? Using some of the latest advances in genetics, forensic science and good old-fashioned palaeontology, scientists have begun to gain a far better understanding of the extinction of this iconic creature than previously thought possible. What discoveries will the future hold? Is there any chance the mammoth might one day roam the steppe of Pleistocene park again?
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NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2017 As autumn has arrived, we have planned some interesting outings to accommodate the change in weather. Please look out for exciting events and lectures. We welcome suggestions from members; please contact us should you come across anything of interest.
LECTURE PROGRAMME 2017 Due to the building renovations at the Iziko SA Museum, the TH Barry Lecture Theatre is currently unavailable for Friends lectures. The South African Jewish Museum, 88 Hatfield Street, has kindly agreed to accommodate us during this time. Lectures will be held there at 18:00 on the last Tuesday of the month, as always. They are however unable to assist us in May. This lecture will take place at the Mountain Club, 97 Hatfield Street, opposite the Jewish Museum. Tuesday 25 April 2017 Speaker: Matthew Scarborough Title: Mammoths, mastodonts and men: unraveling the causes of extinction and the role of humans in their disappearance At the height of their distribution, mammoths roamed freely from Britain in the west, right across the plains of Europe, Asia and the northern part North America. By the end of the Ice Age, however, their distribution had shrunk dramatically, eventually splitting into a few isolated pockets which all disappeared within a few
Above: Mammut borsoni from Greece, photo copyright Matthew Scarborough Tuesday 30 May Speaker: Elizabeth van Heyningen Title: W.G. Atherstone and the Namaqualand Copper Boom of 1854 Tuesday 27 June Speaker: Dr Benjamin Schoville Title: TBA Tuesday 25 July Speaker: Dr Rebecca Ackerman Title: TBA
OUTINGS Booking and advance payment to secure your booking is essential for all outings. Thursday 20 April 10am Exploring slave space in the city, lunch at Biesmiellah restaurant Join us for this exciting walking tour guided by Iziko staff. As a follow up to our very interesting visit to the Slave Lodge last year, you are invited to join the Friends on a walking tour guided by Iziko staff to visit various slave spaces in the city centre. Commencing at the Slave Lodge, we will walk to Green Market Square, view the slave church in Long Street, and then go to Prestwich Place and the Strand Street quarry. Presentations will be done by staff members at each site.
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