Archives of Times Past

Cynthia Kros (Author, Editor) Cynthia Kros, historian and heritage specialist, is an Honorary Research Associate of the History Workshop at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and an Honorary Research Associate of the Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative at the University of Cape Town. John Wright (Author, Editor) John Wright is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a research associate in the Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative at the University of Cape Town. Mbongiseni Buthelezi (Author, Editor) Mbongiseni Buthelezi is Executive Director of the Public Affairs Research Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa. He has published widely in the fields of African literature, heritage studies, and governance in South Africa. Helen Ludlow (Author, Editor) Helen Ludlow was head of History at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg until the end of 2016 lecturing in academic history and methodology.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Editorial Note Map Part I First Thoughts about the ArchiveChapter 1 Exploring the Archive of the Times before Colonialism — Cynthia Kros, John Wright, Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Helen Ludlow Chapter 2 A Young Woman’s Journey of Discovery — Cynthia Kros and John Wright Chapter 3 Where Are the Deep Conversations about the Past? — Cynthia Kros and John Wright Chapter 4 ‘Ask the Old People’; ‘Ask the Professors’ — Cynthia Kros and John Wright Part II Commentaries and ConversationsChapter 5 Notes on a Kholwa Writer’s Life: Magema Fuze — Hlonipha Mokoena Chapter 6 An Archive in an Old Tin Trunk — Rachel King Chapter 7 Making ‘Tribal Histories’: The Work of Paul-Lenert Breutz — Fred Morton and Jan BoeyensChapter 8 Conversations with Sekibakiba Lekgoathi — Sekibakiba Lekgoathi, Cynthia Kros and John Wright Chapter 9 Unpacking Olden Times — John Wright Part III Becoming ExplorersChapter 10 From ‘Nature Study’ to ‘Nature’s Archives’: My Journey into Environmental History — Muchaparara Musemwa Chapter 11 Nervously Entering the World of Carl Hoffmann and His Interlocutors — Lize KrielChapter 12 Dreams and Destinies: Stepping into the World of Archaeology — Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu Chapter 13 Life with the James Stuart Archive — John Wright Part IV Engaging with Archaeology and Rock ArtChapter 14 Digging Historic Cave: An Archaeological and Historical Quest — Amanda Esterhuysen Chapter 15 Storm Shelter: Rediscovering an Archive of Rock Art — Geoffrey Blundell Chapter 16 A Lion’s Life: Tracking the Biography of an ArchaeologicalArtefact — Justine Wintjes Part V Conflicting OpinionsChapter 17 A Neglected Archive – and an Academic Pact — Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu Chapter 18 Mapungubwe Imagined — Himal Ramji Chapter 19 Mkhize Historians Dispute the Past — Grant McNulty Part VI Further ThoughtsChapter 20 Making Journeys into the Archive — Cynthia Kros Chapter 21 The Archive in Pictures: Visual Essay — Justine Wintjes GlossaryContributors Index