We assembled genome-wide data from 16 prehistoric Africans. We show that the anciently
divergent lineage that comprises the primary ancestry of the southern African San had a …

Recent archaeological research has identified a widespread southern African rock art
tradition that materially affects the debate over what archaeology can tell us about prehistory …

Looking to the vast human history of water worship, a crucial study of our broken relationship
with all things aquatic—and how we might mend it. Early human relationships with water …

Adistinctive geometric tradition of rock paintings and engravings has recently been
introduced to rock art studies in southern Africa. The general characteristics and the overall …

A new and unusual corpus of rock art, labelled as Type 3 imagery, forms the focal point of
this dissertation. Type 3 art is found at twelve known sites within the region once known as …

The Makgabeng Plateau in South Africa's Limpopo Province contains the largest body of
Bantu-language speakers' rock art in southern Africa. Preliminary studies have identified the …

We review the history of rock art research in Kondoa District, Tanzania, specifically the area
covered by the 'Kondoa Rock Art Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site'. We examine why …

Mwana wa Chentcherere II, or Chentcherere Rock Shelter II, the name by which it was more
generally known when it was excavated in 1972, is one of the largest rock painting sites in …

First comprehensive account of the origins and early history of the Chewa as revealed by
oral tradition and archaeology that allows a more accurate picture of a pre-literate society …

This paper examines the rock art of the nyau secret society of eastern Zambia and central
Malaŵi. The art dates principally from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It has …