There appear to be two possible explanations for circular patterns with central depressions in Pleistocene deposits on the Cape coast.
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Instead of displaying myths, Samburu rock art reveals real-life stories and is made as a leisure activity.
A new discovery adds to our existing understanding of Homo sapiens in Africa.
Why is jewellery so important to the story of human evolution? Because it provides a public message – even to people we don’t know.
Ochre is more than just paint - it tells stories of culture and trade in Indigenous Australians. Using museum artefacts plus science can track ochre sources and untangle a lost history.
Bringing the past into a digital space creates so much more overt space for interpretation and different narratives.
Ochre has many uses. It can be used to shed information on the evolution of the modern mind.
It may have been a cultural tradition to use tempera paint that contained traces of milk on bodies according to a discovery at Sibudu Caves in KwaZulu Natal.
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Curator at the Origins Centre Museum, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Principal Investigator, SapienCE - Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour, University of Bergen
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Honorary Professor, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Evolutionary Studies, Professor of African Prehistory, University of Bergen
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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