By: Janette Deacon, 04 January 2016
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
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Displaying 21 - 30 of 122 26 Aug 2023
2 million year old teeth reveal a diet of bark, leaves, sedges, grasses, fruits…[image above is a palm phytolith from dental calculus].
26 Aug 2023
Follow an intrepid team of spelunking archaeologists in a high-tech expedition deep under the Cradle of Humankind.
26 Aug 2023
The world’s earliest evidence of the use of containers and of a complicated ochre mixture, push back the date of the evolution of complex human cognition.
26 Aug 2023
Recent finds at Sibudu, KwaZulu-Natal, provide insights into the behaviour of early modern humans.
26 Aug 2023
Three tiny ear bones, the rarest fossils, from two hominids at Swartkrans in the Cradle of Humankind, provide clues about evolution.
26 Aug 2023
A 2 million year-old fox has been found at Malapa and is another new species from this extraordinarily rich fossil site in the Cradle of Humankind.
26 Aug 2023
Genomic variation in seven Khoe-San groups reveals adaptation and complex African history.
26 Aug 2023
South African scientists share our country’s latest fossil discovery with the world using live virtual technology.
26 Aug 2023
Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world.