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Encoded Information Found in Stone Age Animal Track Engravings in Namibia
... in the Doro Nawas mountains of west-central Namibia. Amazingly, these experts were able to extract an ... Notably, studies of animal tracks found in other parts of Namibia have not revealed the presence of markers that could ... The Flourishing of Footprint Artistry in Late Stone Age Namibia The hunter-gatherer peoples of Late Stone Age Namibia ...
Nathan Falde - 14/09/2023 - 22:57
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Namibia’s Apollo 11 Cave – How We Gained Insight Into The Minds Of Our Ancestors
Despite its name, the Apollo 11 cave in Namibia has nothing to do with space exploration. It’s ... of humans. Despite its name, the Apollo 11 cave in Namibia has nothing to do with space exploration. It’s ... Apollo 11 Cave The cave is situated in the Karas Region of Namibia, set on a high ridge of limestone in the Huns ...
Ed Whelan - 11/04/2019 - 13:57
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The Braided Rapunzels of Namibia: Every Stage of Life is Reflected in Their Hair
... do, you can take some lessons from the Mbalantu women of Namibia in Africa, who are renowned for their incredibly ... do, you can take some lessons from the Mbalantu women of Namibia in Africa, who are renowned for their incredibly ... near the southern tips of Angola and nothern border of Namibia, did not participate in agreements signed between the ...
aprilholloway - 14/07/2017 - 19:00
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Secrets Behind the Namibian Fairy Circles May Finally Be Solved
... 100 mm [1.97-3.94 inches] per annum.” A fairy circle in Namibia. (Thorsten Becker/ CC BY SA 2.0 de ) The oral myths of the Himba people , a pastoral group that inhabit Namibia and Angola, have explained the mysterious circles as ... ) Top Image: Fairy circles in the Marienflusstal area in Namibia. (Stephan Getzin/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) By Alicia McDermott ...
Alicia McDermott - 26/01/2017 - 01:50
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Herero and Namaqua Genocide: The Little-Known First Genocide of the Second Reich
... an independent country and since then it is known today as Namibia. Suffering the Conquerors: 5 Worst Genocides in ... desert of Omaheke in German South-West Africa (modern day Namibia). ( Collection J.B. Gewald/ Courtesy of Vereinigte ... In 1998, the German president Roman Herzog visited Namibia and met the leaders of Herero. Their leader Munjuku ...
Giannis Baltzois - 25/09/2021 - 05:02
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What ancient footprints can tell us about what it was like to be a child in prehistoric times
... some astonishingly beautiful children’s footprints in Namibia, just south of Walvis Bay. In archaeological terms ... The tracks are not as anatomically distinct as those from Namibia but they are smaller and may have been made by ...
ancient-origins - 17/02/2018 - 02:00
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Landmark Study Reveals Elephant Tusk Origins Of 16th Century Shipwreck
... on its way to India. It sank off the coast of present-day Namibia while it was filled with more than 40 tons of ... on its way to India. It sank off the coast of present-day Namibia while it was filled with more than 40 tons of ... an extremely cold sea current in that region of coastal Namibia , which likely also helped preserve the DNA in the ...
Alicia McDermott - 18/12/2020 - 18:09
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Rock Art Rituals: Namib Desert Engravings Provide Fascinating Insight into Ancient Initiation for Girls
... 3000 years ago. "Dancing Kudu" Petroglyph, Twyfelfontein, Namibia. (Thomas Schoch/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Archaeologist John ...
Alicia McDermott - 18/08/2017 - 14:00
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The Rise and Fall of Shaman Queens of the East
... and priestesses of the ancestors. Himba woman of Namibia (Yves Picq / CC BY-SA 1.0) In the practice of Katjambia in Namibia, a Himba medicine woman absorbs the negative energies ...
MartiniF - 19/06/2019 - 15:42
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Lost City of the Kalahari: Experts Search for Traces of Ancient Desert Civilization
... had once existed in the Kalahari Desert. Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa. Source: Dmitry Pichugin / Adobe. Early ... Kalahari basin that covers most of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa . It is technically a savannah. The ...
Caleb Strom - 26/05/2019 - 19:05
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The Misfortune of the Bom Jesus, the Diamond Shipwreck
... diamond-mining lease near the mouth of the Orange River on Namibia’s southern coast. In 2008, a company geologist ... By Ḏḥwty References Bryson, D., 2014. Shipwreck Off Namibia is 500-year-old Treasure Trove. [Online] Available ... Smith, R., 2009. Namibia's Diamond Shipwreck. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 08/06/2014 - 00:53
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Farmer Discovers He’s Been Using a Meteorite As a Doorstop…And It’s Worth $100,000
... hands,” explained Dr. Sirbescu. The Bola meteorite in Namibia. (Public Domain) The Life of a Meteorite Beginning ... intact meteorite ever found is the Bola meteorite in Namibia, which is 2.7 meters (8.86 ft.) long and weighs a ...
ancient-origins - 14/04/2019 - 18:24
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Exquisite Maps Reveal a Worldwide Mythical Creatures List
Every country in the world has their own special connection with cryptids. Legendary beasts have been linked to unexplained phenomena for centuries. Now all of the most famous mythical creatures have been put into one list and a marvelous map. While some places share a favored legendary beast on the global mythical creatures list, there are notable differences in how they describe that being which holds cultural significance.
Alicia McDermott - 30/10/2020 - 17:06
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Computer Science Helps Explain Distribution of Hunter-Gatherer Groups
... Human Evolution Modern hunter-gatherer group in Namibia. ( hecke71 / Adobe Stock) Small-World Networks are ...
Nathan Falde - 31/03/2022 - 19:00
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Maritime Archaic Culture: The Red Paint People Of Newfoundland
... the current First Peoples Indian population. The Himba of Namibia also adorn themselves with red ochre ( Yves Picq / ...
jim willis - 02/02/2024 - 16:16
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Ancient Comet Sightings Inspired, Frightened, Dazzled, and Baffled Past Astronomers and Star Gazers
... farm near Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. Its extreme mass means it has never been moved from ... vandalism the government of South West Africa (now Namibia) on March 15, 1955, declared the Hoba meteorite to be ... a national monument. The Hoba meteorite near Grootfontein, Namibia. (Sergio Conti/ CC BY SA 2.0 ) Top Image: A ...
ashley cowie - 09/11/2018 - 14:01
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New Analysis Proves Most If Not All Bronze Age Iron Came From Space
... meteorite, named after the Hoba West Farm in Grootfontein, Namibia where it was discovered in 1920, has not been moved ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/12/2017 - 13:39
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Treasures of the Diamond Shipwreck to be Revealed for First Time
... the Bom Jesus has been heavily guarded at its site in the Namibia desert due to its proximity to diamond mines (which ... Bom Jesus wreckage for more than a century. Their work in Namibia's Namib Desert (called the Sperrgebiet ("forbidden ...
Alicia McDermott - 29/05/2016 - 00:41
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Invisible Blue: The Color That Ancient People Could Not See
... a research project with members of the Himba tribe from Namibia, whose language neither has a word for blue nor ...
ashley cowie - 05/03/2021 - 01:06
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Prehistoric Man in South Africa Made Milk-based Paint 49000 years ago
... The Himba are indigenous peoples living in northern Namibia, who use a body paint made from red ochre and milk ... with milk as a body paint, the modern Himba people in Namibia mix ochre with butter as a coloring agent for skin, ...
Mark Miller - 27/09/2018 - 22:59