Makers and Shapers Profile

John Parkington

Person

[19-] - present

[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2017, using the UCT Department of Archaeology website: John Parkington is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Archaeology at UCT. He studied at the University of Cambridge for both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Palaeolithic Archaeology. In 1966 he came to the University of Cape Town as a Junior Lecturer and returned during his first university sabbatical year in 1974 to complete the three terms residence requirement for his PhD. His PhD was awarded in 1977, since which time he has been ad hominem promoted to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and full Professor at the University of Cape Town. He co-wrote the paper "The Size and Layout of Mgungundlovu 1829-1838" with Mike Cronin.]