Dr Jon Henderson
Edinburgh PI and Project Coordinator Department of Archaeology, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Dr Sam Challis
Witwatersrand PI and Fieldwork Leader Rock Art Research Institute, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
https://www.wits.ac.za/staff/academic-a-z-listing/c/samchalliswitsacza/
Dr Joana Valdez-Tullett
Post-Doctoral Researcher Scotland’s Rock Art Project, Historic Environment Scotland
Dr Tertia Barnett
Principal Investigator Scotland’s Rock Art Project, Historic Environment Scotland
Mr Tsepo Lesholu
Trust Co-ordinator Mehloding Community Tourism Trust, Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa
https://za.linkedin.com/in/tsepo-lesholu-2a6bab24
Mr Thabathani Tshaka
Independent rock art tour guide Tshaka Rock Art Tours, Mount Fletcher, Eastern Cape, South Africa
https://www.facebook.com/tshakatours/
FIELD TECHNICIANS
Matatiele Team
Tsepo Lesholu
Trust Co-ordinator, Mehloding Community Tourism Trust, Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Puseletso Lecheko
Archaeologist and Field Technician, Mehloding Community Tourism Trust. A resident of Machekong village, Puseletso is at present employed on a major archaeological mitigation project in the Kingdom of Lesotho. He was Field Director for the Wits UNESCO survey of archaeology and rock art in the Sehlabathebe National Park, having trained on the Matatiele Archaelogy and Rock Art programme since 2011. He works on the RASSA project whenever possible and is sure to become a rock art custodian of great standing. He speaks Sesotho, isiXhosa and English.
Tsepiso Leoatle
Field Technician. A resident of Ha Nkau village, Tsepiso is training to become a Mehloding Trail tour guide. He speaks isiXhosa, Sesotho and English.
Ntsane Mohapi
Field Technician. A resident of Masakala village, Ntsane is training to become a Mehloding Trail tour guide. He speaks SePhuthi, Sesotho, isiXhosa and English.
Mount Fletcher Team
Thabathani Tshaka
Independent rock art tour guide. Tshaka Rock Art Tours, Mount Fletcher. A resident of Mount Fletcher town, Thabathani is a qualified South African Tourism Tour Guide and has acted as custodian of the famous KwaBhaliwe rock art site since 2004.
Thando Msuthu
Field Technician. A resident of Tsitsana village, Thando is a trainee technician. He speaks isiXhosa (isiHlubi), Sesotho and English.
Ntlahla (Lucky) Radi
Field Technician. A resident of Upper Tsitsana village, Ntlahla is a trainee technician. He speaks isiXhosa (isiHlubi), Sesotho, English and Afrikaans.
