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Cynthia O Moketsi
Title
Ms
Firstname
Cynthia
Middlename
Ontiretse
Lastname
Mooketsi
Position
Lecturer in Archaeology
Department
Office
244E/061
Phone
3555085
Professional Qualifications

MPhil in Archaeology from the University of Bergen, Norway

Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Botswana

BA Humanities (Archaeology Single Major) from University of Botswana

Brief Biography

I am Archaeologist with research interest on faunal analysis from archaeological sites and Stone Age archaeology. Of late I have been working on issues of incorporation Indigenous Knowledge into archaeological research methods and theories. My rationale is that the incorporation of IK into archaeological methods and theory can assist us to better understand southern African archaeology. 

Teaching Areas

Faunal Analysis in Archaeology

Stone Age Archaeology

African Archaeology

Research Areas

1. Late Stone Age transitional hunter-gatherer archaeologies

2. Church Archaeologies with a special focus on Old Forest Hill Catholic Mission site in Botswana

3. Zooarchaeology

4. Ethnoarchaeology

Postgraduate Supervision Areas

1. Zooarchaeology with a special interest in ethnoarchaeology animal remains.

2. Late Stone Age archaeology focusing on transitional hunter-gatherer and early herding communities.

 

Selected Publications

1. 2019 "This is a butterfly and it identifies a water container, the relevance of IK in Archaeological interpretations. In. Anati E. (ed) The message behind the object. Capo di Ponte, Atelier

2. Mooketsi C.O, Ndobochani N.M, and Mulalu I.M, 2018 "An Archaeology of Relevance: Community Empowerment through Archaeological Research and Heritage Management in Botswana: A preliminary Report, SENRI Journal

3. 2017 "This is a butterfly and it identifies a water container": the relevance of Indigenous Knowledge in Archaeological Interpretations, Expressions, No. 16, pp. 92-97.

4.2011 "The challenges of writing about southern African Archaeological theories of migration" Postamble, no. 7

5. 2001 "Butchery styles and the processing of cattle carcasses in Botswana, Pula Journal, vol. 15, pp. 108-121

6. 2009 Archaeological surveys in the Shashe-Limpopo Basin, eastern Botswana: a preliminary report. In. Pwiti G., Radimilahy C. and Macamo S. (eds) Dimensions of African Archaeology

In pursuit of academic excellence