Abstract:
Since the current era under my leadership began with the publication
of the December 2015 issue of the South African Archaeological
Bulletin (SAAB), I have been building the SAAB house,
putting nails on its roof (December 2016), and assessing the
foundation of the SAAB house subsequent to its furnishing
(June and December 2017). Furnishing the house within the
context of knowledge production is about, in my view,
critiquing aspects relating to how we conduct research and
how we share it amongst each other and those beyond the
discipline. It is within this context that the theme addressed
in the guest editorial by the esteemed Prof. Lyn Wadley should
be seen. With the discussions around predatory journals and
decolonisation of knowledge production becoming significant,
the discipline of archaeology in southern Africa must engage
on such important topics.
