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Rock art

In search of ironstone art, salt and wolves in Hard Rock Country

South Africa, Maverick Life

In search of ironstone art, salt and wolves in Hard Rock Country

by: Julienne Du Toit

Rock art acoustics: South African study suggests that a distinct echo attracted ancient artists back to one site

Maverick Life

Rock art acoustics: South African study suggests that a distinct echo attracted ancient artists back to one site

by: Neil Rusch

Makgabeng – sacred but imperilled with Platinum mining set to destroy it

South Africa, Maverick Life

Makgabeng – sacred but imperilled with Platinum mining set to destroy it

by: Bridget Hilton-Barber

A world without ‘isms’ — curator Lukretia Booysen honours art as a limitless tool for social justice

South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168

A world without ‘isms’ — curator Lukretia Booysen honours art as a limitless tool for social justice

by: Mick Raubenheimer

San trackers guide archaeologists in unlocking secrets of ancient human spoor and rock art in Namibia

Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

San trackers guide archaeologists in unlocking secrets of ancient human spoor and rock art in Namibia

by: Shaun Smillie

Tracing lines to a pre-colonial past by uncovering Mpumalanga’s rock art

South Africa, Maverick Life, Maverick News

Tracing lines to a pre-colonial past by uncovering Mpumalanga’s rock art

by: Maru Attwood

Unicorns in southern Africa - the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art

Maverick Life

Unicorns in southern Africa - the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art

by: David M. Witelson

The trail of red rust that leads to the beginning of human culture

Africa, Our Burning Planet

The trail of red rust that leads to the beginning of human culture

by: Angus Begg

Towards the ancient wonders of the Western Cape’s Koue Bokkeveld mountains

Maverick Life

Towards the ancient wonders of the Western Cape’s Koue Bokkeveld mountains

by: Carmen Clegg

Gong rock songs in the stone hills of the Great Karoo

Magazine, Maverick Life

Gong rock songs in the stone hills of the Great Karoo

by: Julienne Du Toit

Fields of dreams pay homage to South Africa’s floral kingdom

South Africa, Our Burning Planet, DM168

Fields of dreams pay homage to South Africa’s floral kingdom

by: Angus Begg

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

Africa, Sci-Tech, DM168

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

by: Elizabeth Sawchuk, Jessica Thompson and Mary Prendergast