| Intro | South African civil engineer and archaeologist |
| Was | Archaeologist |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 November 1894, Aliwal North |
| Death |
7 June 1956 (aged 61 years) |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Clarence Van Riet Lowe (4 November 1894 – 7 June 1956) was a South African civil engineer and archaeologist.
Selected publications
- Van Riet Lowe, C. and Malan, B.D. (editors). 1949. Die gedenkwaardighede van Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Staatsdrukkery.
- The Stone Age Cultures of South Africa. Trustees of the South African Museum. 1929.
- Van Riet Lowe, C. 1929. Further notes on the archaeology of Sheppard Island, South African Journal of Science 26.
- Van Riet Lowe, C. 1937. Prehistoric rock engravings in the Vaal River basin, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 24.
- Van Riet Lowe, C. 1944. Notes on Dr. Francis Cabu’s collection of stone implements from the Belgian Congo, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 30.
- Van Riet Lowe, C. 1952. The Pleistocene Geology and Prehistory of Uganda, Geological Survey of Uganda Memoir no. 6. Colchester
- Van Riet Lowe, C. 1952. The Distribution of Prehistoric Rock Engravings and Paintings in South Africa, Archaeological Survey Series 7. Cape Town.
- The development of the hand-axe culture in South Africa. Proceeding of the Pan-African Congress on Prehistory, Nairobi 1947. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1952.
- “The Kafuan Culture in South Africa”. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 8 (30): 27. 1953. doi:10.2307/3887461. ISSN 0038-1969. JSTOR 3887461. (subscription required (help)).
- The rock engravings of Driekops Eiland. 1955.