Michael Chazan

Michael Chazan is a Professor in the Departments of Earth Sciences and Anthropology and Jewish Studies, the Founding Director of The Archaeology Centre, coordinator of Material Culture and Semiotics at Victoria College, and the co-director of Wonderwerk Cave. He is a Paleolithic archaeologist specializing in the study of stone tools. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his Masters and Ph.D from Yale University.

Professor Chazan has carried out archaeological research in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. His current research focus is the archaeology of early human sites in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, particularly the site of Wonderwerk Cave and the sites of the Kathu Complex. Professor Chazan is the author of Archaeology and Prehistory: Pathways Through Time, a widely used introductory textbook and The Reality of Artifacts: An Archaeological Perspective, both published by Routledge. He is a Fellow of Victoria College, and Research Associate at the University of the Witwatersrand, Evolutionary Studies Institute.