• Research fellow, Department of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand; Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
Coastal food resources gave some groups of people an advantage over others. Illustration by Maggie Lambert-Newman, courtesy of Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Where did the first people come from? The case for a coastal migration from southern Africa

A coastal migration up and out of Africa was more likely to succeed than an overland journey.

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