South Africa Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Until the beginning of this century, the production of fully worked bone tools was considered an innovation introduced in Europe around 40,000 years
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The earth doesn't give up its secrets easily - not even in the "Cradle of Humankind" in South Africa, where a wealth of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A remarkable skull found in South Africa challenges the theory of evolution. This 260,000-year-old skull is extraordinary because the frontal bone of this
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Long before farming appeared, humans were cooking, roasting and eating plant roots and this habit is 120,000 years old, according a new study.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Little Foot was present on Earth about 3.67 million years ago. After examining the skeleton and brain of Little Foot, scientists say that they
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Ancient Symbols
AncientPages.com - Symbols have always played an important role in human history, but when and where did the first symbols appear? How do we know if ancient etchings were
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Researchers in South Africa have just presented "the most complete skeleton of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years ever found." The University of the Witwatersrand
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The discovery of Homo naledi some years ago, an extinct hominin species caused a sensation. Suddenly we had a new human ancestor that could re-write our history
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - These artifacts are very controversial because they appear to be much too advanced for their time. Approximately 200 metallic spheres in size from 2.2
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On February 4, 1488, Dias reached Mossel Bay, South Africa. He had passed Africa’s southern tip. Dias rounded the cape and landed. Since it was the day
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News
AncientPages.com - On January 25, 1905, a 3,106-carat diamond was discovered during a routine inspection at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa. The diamond, weighing 1.33 pounds,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thulamela is an intriguing ancient kingdom created by advanced ancient Shona people whose origin remains unknown. "Thulamela' means "place of birth" (or "the place
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shaka Zulu will be remembered as a great leader and conqueror who united over 100 chiefdoms into one mighty kingdom. He was one of
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - The mummification process was well-known and practiced by many ancient civilizations. Various mummification techniques were used and ancient people wanted to preserve the body of the deceased
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1957 a young boy, Karl-Ludvig "Ludi" von Bezing (now famous Austrian-South African mineral collector), saw pieces of some mysterious heads while playing
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