David Lewis-Williams

David Lewis-Williams
SCOB FRSSAf
Born1934 (age 89–90)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma mater
Known for
  • Rock Art Research that incorporates Ethnography
  • Shamanism and Neuropsychology
Scientific career
FieldsRock art, Archaeology
InstitutionsUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Thesis Believing and Seeing: Symbolic meanings in southern San rock paintings

James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist.[1] He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art.[2][3] He is the founder and previous director of the Rock Art Research Institute [3][4] and is currently professor emeritus of cognitive archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).

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  2. ^ Lewis-Williams 2002, p. 251.
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