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Blombos Cave

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

Africa

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

By Don Pinnock

Rock stars: how a group of scientists in South Africa rescued a rare 500kg chunk of human history

Magazine

Rock stars: how a group of scientists in South Africa rescued a rare 500kg chunk of human history

By Charles Helm and Jan Carlo De Vynck

Southern Cape's Blombos Cave artefact thought to be earliest evidence of human drawing

South Africa

Southern Cape's Blombos Cave artefact thought to be earliest evidence of human drawing

By Shaun Smillie

Weekend We’re Watching: Africa’s Great Civilizations, Afflicted and Million Pound Menu

Maverick Life

Weekend We’re Watching: Africa’s Great Civilizations, Afflicted and Million Pound Menu

By Antoinette Muller