Research and Other Activities
During his career he has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator on extensive grants, including grants from the National Geographic Society, the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Palaeo-Anthropological Scientific Trust. He served as Executive Officer of the Palaeo-Anthropological Scientific Trust from 1994–2001 and now acts as scientific advisor to the Trust, he was a founding Trustee of the Jane Goodall Trust South Africa and served on the Committee for successful application for World Heritage Site Status for the UNESCO Sterkfontein, Swartkans, Kromdraai and Environs site. He also served on the committee for application of the Makapansgat and Taung sites for World Heritage site status and Makapansgat site development committee. He also served on the committee of the Royal Society of South Africa, Northern Branch between 1996 and 1998 and served as Secretary in 1996 and 1997. He served on the Fulbright Commission, South Africa and was Chair of the Program Review Committee from 2002–2004 and was Chairman for 2005.
He has published in most major journals in the field including the Journal of Human Evolution, the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Nature and his research has stimulated debate and review in both Nature and Science. He has over 50 refereed publications, 21 books or theses, and over 70 other publications to his name.
His present research activities include involvement as PI, Co-PI or senior collaborator on numerous excavations and exploratory projects around southern Africa including the following:
- Survey of Botswana and South Africa for the National Geographic Society
- Kwando, Botswana megafauna study
- Drimolin cave excavations
- Gladysvale cave excavations (in collaboration with the University of Zurich)
- Coopers cave excavations
- Motsetsi cave excavations
- Plovers Lake excavations
- Bolts farm excavations (in collaboration with the University of Pretoria and the Transvaal Mus.)
- Taphonomic studies within the John Nash Nature Reserve
- Kromdraai cave excavations (in collaboration with the Transvaal Museum)
- Hoedjiespunt excavations (in collaboration with the University of Cape Town)
- Free State survey (in collaboration with the National Museum Bloemfontein, Duke University and the University of Arkansas)
- Palau, Micronesia
- Survey of Zimbabwe.
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