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Vast Eurasian Migration Back to Africa Revealed by Bones of 4,500-year-old Ethiopian Man
... that a vast migration of Middle Eastern people into Africa occurred thousands of years ago, reshaping the story ... this genome to demonstrate that the Eurasian backflow into Africa came from a population closely related to Early ... reaching all the way to Central, West and Southern Africa.” Mota’s genome revealed him to have pure African ...
lizleafloor - 10/10/2015 - 00:31
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Ancient DNA is Revealing the Origins of Livestock Herding in Africa
Visitors to East Africa are often amazed by massive herds of cattle with a ... part of many Africans’ identity. Visitors to East Africa are often amazed by massive herds of cattle with a ... and by at least 2,000 years ago, livestock appear in South Africa . Large herds of cattle graze near Lake Manyara ...
ancient-origins - 30/05/2019 - 22:55
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Teeth Discovered in China Show that Modern Humans Left Africa at Least 30,000 Years Earlier than Previously Thought
... teeth were recovered in the Fuyan Cave, located in the south of China, in Daoxian . The study was presented in the ... teeth are the earliest evidence of modern humans out of Africa that we have today ," Maria Martinon-Torres , a ... has supported the hypothesis that modern humans left Africa only around 50,000 years ago, which is known as the ...
ancient-origins - 16/10/2015 - 03:37
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Blood-Stained Ivory: The Dark History of the Trade in Elephant Tusks
... using ivory in their artwork. Roman ivory mainly came from Africa and was sourced from North African Elephants. These ... Across Africa, as numbers plunged, the trade continued. In South Africa, the writing had been on the wall for a long ... from the region by 1775. Between 1850 and 1875 South Africa was exporting an average of 50 tons of ivory a ...
Robbie Mitchell - 26/03/2023 - 18:39
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Ancient Huts Provide New Information on Magnetic Pole Reversal and the South Atlantic Anomaly
... that ancient burned patches on the ground in southern Africa provide groundbreaking information about the "weak spot" in the Earth's magnetic field - the South Atlantic Anomaly, as well as clues on the Earth's magnetic pole reversals. The South Atlantic Anomaly is a weak spot in the Earth's shield ...
Alicia McDermott - 31/07/2015 - 14:58
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Khoisan people of South Africa were once the most populous humans on Earth
... the 17th century's European colonialists' incursions into Africa. The new study by geneticists published in Nature ... their lands stolen and cultures suppressed. In 2012, South African President Jacob Zuma said the Khoisan suffered ... their language and identity. As a free and democratic South Africa today, we cannot ignore to correct the past," he ...
Mark Miller - 14/12/2014 - 01:01
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The Warriors Who Shaped African History: The Horsemen of Oyo
... were legendary warriors who served the Oyo Empire of West Africa. Known for their equestrian skills and bravery in ... were legendary warriors who served the Oyo Empire of West Africa. Known for their equestrian skills and bravery in ... cultural heritage of the Oyo Empire. The Horsemen of Oyo: Africa’s Greatest Military Unit Records from the early eras ...
Robbie Mitchell - 01/03/2023 - 17:47
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7.2 million-Year-Old Pre-Human Fossil A Challenge to Out of Africa?
... Europe, suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa. The new study could reshape history, since it openly challenges the “out of Africa theory.” A new analysis of two 7.2 million-year-old ... Europe, suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa. The new study could reshape history, since it openly ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 23/01/2020 - 17:48
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2.8-Billion-Year-Old Spheres Found in South Africa: How Were They Made?
Spheres found in the mines of South Africa have piqued the curiosity of researchers for decades. ... MacIsaac , Epoch Times Spheres found in the mines of South Africa have piqued the curiosity of researchers for ...
ancient-origins - 29/08/2014 - 00:20
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O My Prophetic Soul! A History of Paranormal Activity in South Africa
... manifestations and especially their activities in South Africa. Join us for the night and share Mark’s encounters ... favorite, the poltergeist. He also discusses some of South Africa’s most famous haunted historic homes, like the ...
ancient-origins - 11/10/2018 - 16:26
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Researchers Pin-Point ‘Ancestral Homeland’ of All Modern Humans
... accept that anatomically modern humans first arose in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago, but the location where that ... information with climatic reconstructions of the region south of the Zambezi River, in northern Botswana , from when ... to one region,” which they say the data suggests is south of the Zambezi river in Africa. They write in the ...
Alicia McDermott - 28/10/2019 - 16:00
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South Africa’s National Gold Treasures Just Got Rarer
... today gold is surprisingly found in large quantities in South Africa, archaeological gold is truly a rarity. This unique ... most important archaeological artifacts ever discovered in South Africa and as a result uncovering southern Africa’s ...
Sian Tiley-Nel - 25/04/2018 - 15:32
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When Sailors from Ancient Egypt Discovered the World is Not Flat, No One Listened
The first ship to sail around Africa left from Egypt sometime around 600 BC. Their only ... is not flat, but round. The first ship to sail around Africa left from Egypt sometime around 600 BC. Their only ... the sky. Now it rose and fell in the north instead of the south. It was a small detail – but for a civilization that ...
Mark Oliver - 21/09/2018 - 18:53
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Teeth ‘Time Capsule’ Reveals That 2 million Years Ago, Early Humans Breastfed For Up To 6 years!
... Australian-born scientist Raymond Dart at Taung in South Africa and represented the first early human ancestor ... and research later, Taung and other sites across South Africa produced a rich record of early human ancestors. ...
ancient-origins - 17/07/2019 - 23:02
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Singer-Storytellers: The Griot Tradition in West Africa
... and fascinating world of griot storytellers. The Griots - Africa’s Master Storytellers Today griots can still be found in many parts of West Africa . They live among various African ethnic minorities ... Mande areas, griots are known as jèli , while in the south they are known as jali . On the other hand, the Yoruba ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/03/2023 - 17:52
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From South to North, Africa is the Continent of Ancient Magic
... revered as supernatural entities. The concept of magic in Africa is ancient and has a 70,000-year old legacy. “I can ... is used all over the world in its widest sense, but in Africa it was customary to discern the difference between ... for African magic. ( Fotolia ) By Ashley Cowie From South to North, Africa is the Continent of Ancient Magic ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2018 - 15:39
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Three Different Human-like Species Lived Concurrently in Ancient Africa
... different human-like species lived side-by-side in South Africa”. The oldest known Homo erectus and ... different human-like species lived side-by-side in South Africa”. The new research, published in the journal ...
ashley cowie - 03/04/2020 - 18:52
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Prehistoric Hunters Roasted and Ate Giant Snails 170,000 Years Ago
... at a 225,000-year-old archaeological site in southern Africa. What makes this find truly remarkable is that it ... in the 1970s excavating at the mouth of Border Cave in South Africa. ( Public domain ) Giant Snails Roasting on an ... excavations at a cave on the southern tip of South Africa revealed that humans ate mussels , limpets and ...
ashley cowie - 04/04/2023 - 22:58
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Former Home of South African Statesman Rumored To Be Haunted
... of General Jan Smuts on the outskirts of Pretoria , South Africa is reputed to be one of the most haunted private homes ... Jan Christiaan Smuts was born in 1870 in Riebeeck West, South Africa. He graduated in law from Cambridge and was ...
micki pistorius - 27/05/2021 - 01:53
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Human Evolution: Secrets of Early Ancestors Could Be Unlocked by African Rainforests
... early hunter gatherers. Early adaptation to rainforests In South Asia, there is now compelling archaeological evidence ... BY 3.0 ) If early humans could adapt to the rainforests of South Asia, then perhaps they also did so much earlier in Africa at the inception of our species. While this is not a ...
ancient-origins - 07/09/2018 - 22:56