David Lewis-Williams

David Lewis-Williams
SCOB FRSSAf
Born1934 (age 90–91)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma mater
Known for
  • Rock Art Research that incorporates Ethnography
  • Shamanism and Neuropsychology
Scientific career
FieldsRock art, Archaeology
InstitutionsUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Thesis Believing and Seeing: Symbolic meanings in southern San rock paintings

James David Lewis-Williams (born 1934) is a South African archaeologist. He is best known for his research on southern African San (Bushmen) rock art. He is the founder and previous director of the Rock Art Research Institute and is currently professor emeritus of cognitive archaeology at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).

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