University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) scientists have warned that the existence of Canteen Kopje, a key archaeological and historic heritage site near Barkly West in the Northern Cape, in South Africa, is in jeopardy owing to an illegal mining operation as well as other illegal miner activity. Researchers from Wits’ Archaeology Department were mounting efforts with key stakeholders at the McGregor Museum, Sol Plaatje University, the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania to save the important research and tourism site.
