Some of humanity's earliest ancestors lived in southern Africa and evidence from sites there
has inspired key debates on human origins and the emergence of complex cognition …

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in
preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological …

The origins of herding practices in southern Africa remain controversial. The first
appearance of domesticated caprines in the subcontinent is thought to be c. 2000 years BP; …

The archaeological record undergoes a dramatic shift in appearance whenever indigenous
peoples encounter incoming populations—whether in the form of economy, politics, or …

Olieboomspoort is one of the few rock shelters in the vast interior of southern Africa
documenting pulses of occupation from the Acheulean until the end of the Later Stone Age …

This study examines mid-to late Holocene Later Stone Age archaeological residues–
specifically flaked stone artefacts, ostrich eggshell beads and pottery–from Namaqualand …

This paper presents a series of geometric rock art sites from the arid western parts of South
Africa. The paintings are described and compared with similar art recorded in the Central …

Over five hundred years ago, Portuguese seafarers encountered domesticated livestock on
the coast of southernmost Africa (Raven-Hart 1967). Cattle, sheep and goats, which are not …

Dogs were one of several domestic animals kept by precolonial southern African herders,
but their economic and social relevance for these communities has been little explored. This …

Southern African rock art research has progressed from an essentially denigrating social
and political milieu, through an empiricist period, to contemporary social and historical …