Staff
Senior Museum Scientist
and Head of Department
Lloyd Rossouw PhD lloyd [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za
Lloyd Rossouw obtained his BA degree, majoring in Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, and went on to receive training in southern African archaeology at Honours level at the University of Stellenbosch Archaeology Department. He received specialized training in faunal osteology and Quaternary palaeontology for his MSc (cum laude) at the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research (BPI) at the Univesity of the Witwatersrand. He also received instruction in human anatomy at Duke University Medical School in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For his PhD degree, obtained in 2009 at the University of the Free State, he developed an archaeobotanical method that can be applied to fossil grass phytoliths to estimate past environmental conditions. He is a member of the Association for South African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) as well as a member of its Cultural Resource Management (CRM) section, with accreditation in the following areas of professional archaeological specialization: Principal Investigator, Specialist Analysis for archaeobotany and archaeozoology and Field Supervisor for Stone Age archaeology.
Museum Scientist
Loudine Philip BA Hons loudine [dot] philip [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za
Loudine Philip left a successful career in Human Resource Management to pursue a career in a lifelong interest, archaeology. After obtaining her BA degree (cum laude), majoring in Archaeology and Biblical Archaeology, through the University of South Africa (UNISA), she enrolled as a full time student at the University of Pretoria and obtained her BHCS (Hons) degree (cum laude) specializing in Archaeology. Her new career started off at the University of Pretoria where she headed up the heritage section of the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (CINDEK) whilst also lecturing in the Department of Archaeology. Through UNISA she has subsequently received additional training in Anthropology, Development Studies and African Politics which she felt imperative for a thorough understanding of the human landscape of the African continent. Loudine’s current focus is on the last 500 years in the history of southern Africa which places it in both Late Iron Age and Historical Archaeology, researching this within the broader context of Landscape Archaeology. She is a member of the Association for South African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) as well as a member of its Cultural Resource Management (CRM) section with Field Supervisor accreditation in Iron Age and Historical Archaeology.
Principal Conservator
and Collections Manager
Gerda Coetzee gerda [dot] coetzee [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za
Gerda Coetzee matriculated in 1990 at the Paul Kruger High School, Steynsburg, Eastern Cape. She obtained a BA degree through UNISA, majoring in Archaeology and Anthropology. She obtained an Honours degree in Archaeology (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria. She joined the National Museum in September 2005 and since then underwent several courses and workshops in conservation such as metal conservation and ceramic conservation. She is currently busy with her Masters degree in Historical Archaeology through UNISA. She is a member of the Association for South African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA), as well as the Cultural Resource Management (CRM) section of ASAPA, with Field Supervisor status in Colonial Period Archaeology.
Research Assistant
Myra Mashimbye BA Hons myra [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za
Myra Mashimbye graduated with Archaeology and Physical Geography for her BA and continued her training in southern African archaeology to receive a BA Honours degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is currently enrolled at the same university for the degree of Master of Science in Archaeology. Myra was appointed as Research Assistant at the Museum in January 2010.
General Assistant
Thys Uys thys [dot] uys [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za
Thys Uys matriculated from Bultfontein High School, Free State Province. He is currently studying towards a BA in Historical Studies, specializing in Archaeology.