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Homo bodoensis: Has A New Human Ancestor Just Been Discovered?
... they have identified a new “ancient human ancestor” in Africa, which is causing quite a stir. The so-called Homo bodoensis lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene A team of scientists ... they have identified a new “ancient human ancestor” in Africa, which is causing quite a stir. The so-called Homo ...
ashley cowie - 30/10/2021 - 19:00
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Shamanic Explorations of Supernatural Realms: Cave Art - The Earliest Folklore
... is the complex of cave paintings at Trois Frères in south-west France. Here we find perhaps the most famous ... Sorcerer’, Trois Frères, France At Lascaux, also in south-west France, there is an image known as the ‘shaft ... a monopoly on supernatural cave art imagery. In southern Africa, the images tend to appear in more shallow ...
nrushton - 17/11/2016 - 02:09
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Breakthrough Research Reveals Wonderwerk Cave Is the World’s Oldest Home
In the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, has produced a cornucopia of wonders for ... the truth about human origins. In the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, has produced a cornucopia of wonders for ...
Nathan Falde - 26/04/2021 - 23:00
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Abyssinia and the Ethiopian Empire: The Ancient History of a Struggling Nation
The Horn of Africa is a region with a unique identity and vibrant ... from the rest of the African continent. Today, the Horn of Africa is home to the modern nations of Ethiopia, Djibouti, ... proper amalgam of indigenous African cultures infused with South Arabian character, as well as plenty of influences from ...
Aleksa Vučković - 19/09/2020 - 14:02
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Lucy and the Monstrous Birds, Fanged Beasts and Ferocious Fish of the Pliocene Epoch
... and the Central American Isthmus formed joining North and South America and these events, and others, sparked a rapid ... Olive green silhouettes denote North American species with South American ancestors; blue silhouettes denote South ... become hominids originated in and were restricted to Africa with scattered communities in Eurasia and North ...
ashley cowie - 10/12/2019 - 01:10
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The Cwezi: Ancient Race of Mystical People and the Modern-Day Cwezi Cult Accused of Black Magic
... social structures and established kingdoms in eastern Africa. Gakondo, an eccentric and rather controversial ... white.) This does not sound too exceptional for a race in Africa, but these physical descriptions are coupled with ... transported a tremendous distance from their territory in South Sudan to Cairo. More traditional explanations for this ...
Sarah P Young - 01/07/2019 - 14:03
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Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Mysterious Origins of the First Scandinavians
... breathtaking speed. We know that our species originated in Africa and likely reached Europe from the southeast no later ... hunter gatherers eventually colonised Scandinavia from the south about 11,700 years ago, making it one of the last areas ... It would have started with an initial pulse from the south – modern day Denmark and Germany – that took place ...
ancient-origins - 12/01/2018 - 01:48
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Tracing the Unknown Origins of the Enigmatic Nomoli Figures
Legend has it that the people of Sierra Leone in Africa first uncovered hundreds of extraordinary stone ... Legend has it that the people of Sierra Leone in Africa first uncovered hundreds of extraordinary stone ... one of the Nomoli figures at the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Belgium. (Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Physical ...
mrreese - 18/03/2023 - 00:57
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Hunting the Haunted: Ghosts, Ghouls and Geists of South Africa
... Hunting the Haunted: Ghosts, Ghouls and Geists of South Africa ...
Mark Rose-Christie - 17/10/2018 - 15:45
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The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean: Rome’s Dealings with the Ancient Kingdoms of India, Africa and Arabia
... on the Red Sea to distant kingdoms on the east coast of Africa and the seaboard off southern Arabia. Many continued ... chapters explore Roman dealings with the Arab kingdoms of south Arabia, including the Saba-Himyarites and the Hadramaut ... Rome’s Dealings with the Ancient Kingdoms of India, Africa and Arabia ...
ancient-origins - 05/01/2019 - 02:00
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The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean: Rome’s Dealings with the Ancient Kingdoms of India, Africa and Arabia
... on the Red Sea to distant kingdoms on the east coast of Africa and the seaboard off southern Arabia. Many continued ... chapters explore Roman dealings with the Arab kingdoms of south Arabia, including the Saba-Himyarites and the Hadramaut ... Rome’s Dealings with the Ancient Kingdoms of India, Africa and Arabia ...
ancient-origins - 26/01/2019 - 03:04
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The First Newspaper in the Southern Hemisphere
... An influx of slaves and indentured laborers from Africa, India and the islands of the Indian ocean added color ... hemisphere, with India printing a newspaper in 1778 and South Africa only in 1800. The newspaper was published every ...
micki pistorius - 04/01/2020 - 14:10
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The Extinction of the Giant Ape: A Long-standing Mystery Solved
... Humans Went to Southeast Asia Before the Big Wave Out of Africa An artist impression of the giant ape from southern ...
ancient origins - 11/01/2024 - 22:18
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Cross-Cultural Living and Dying in Colonial Campeche, But No Sex
... be a big year for colonial era discoveries in Central and South America. 2022 is shaping up to be a big year for colonial era discoveries in Central and South America. Only in May Ancient Origins covered the story ... and far, including at least a dozen individuals from West Africa.” So detailed was the study that it revealed the ...
ashley cowie - 14/07/2022 - 14:57
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Madagascar Cave Art Reveals Captivating Africa-Asia Connections
... in distant ancient connections to Borneo, an island in south-east Asia, combined with strong influences from continental eastern Africa. However, who the first Malagasy were, when they ... vory traders in that period spread Roman goods as far south as ports in Tanzania south of Zanzibar, to trade with ...
ancient origins - 13/12/2023 - 21:56
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Charting the Role of Prehistoric Genius in Technological Revolution
... emerging around seven million years ago. At this time in Africa, apelike creatures began walking on two legs. If we ... million years ago, these early human ancestors spread from Africa into Europe and Asia. “Necessity” was peaking at ... old. Bows were adopted by modern humans in East Africa and South Asia 48,000 years ago, and in Europe 40,000 years ago. ...
ashley cowie - 07/01/2022 - 18:00
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Stone Age or Bone Age? Knife from Morocco is Oldest Specialized Tool of the Culture
... now found to be the oldest of its type to come from North Africa. This find indicates the appearance of a ‘unique technological complex’ in North Africa around 90,000 years ago. A single bone artifact found ... suggesting a unique technological industry in North Africa. The tool was recovered in 2012 from Dar-es Soltan 1 ...
ancient-origins - 06/10/2018 - 01:44
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The Feet and Hands of Homo Naledi were Similar to those of Modern Humans – Could this be the Evolutionary Link Paleontologists Were Waiting for?
... reported on an important discovery made in South Africa that may completely change our view of humanity’s ... Some of the skeletal remains of Homo Naledi recovered in a South African cave. ( Photo: Independent ) A Unique ...
ancient-origins - 09/10/2015 - 00:46
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Ancient Continent Discovered Hiding Beneath Europe
... that Gondwana, a vast southern supercontinent made up of Africa, Antarctica , South America, and Australia included ‘Greater Adria’, a ... was part of the Pangea supercontinent that broke away from Africa 20 million years later, before separating from France ...
ashley cowie - 12/09/2019 - 13:59
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Phallic Ethiopian Megaliths Are 1000 Years Older Than Believed
... zone has the largest concentration of stone stelae in Africa. A new study published in the Journal of African ... zone has the largest concentration of stone stelae in Africa. A new study published in the Journal of African ... 2021. New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia . Available at: ...
Sahir - 17/12/2021 - 17:56