http://www.stonepages.com/news/ Stone Pages Archaeo News is the leading resource for extensive and timely information about the most recent archaeological meetings, digs and breathtaking discoveries, mainly related to prehistoric and megalithic monuments. The Stone Pages is also the first online guide to European megaliths (including Stonehenge) and provides images, descriptions, folklore, panoramic views, forums, weblinks and tours. diego@stonepages.com http://www.stonepages.com/ http://www.stonepages.com/images/archaeo_news_logo.gif 120 32 Stone Pages Archaeo News - Africa en-us 2010-03-16T17:21:35+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003739.html Many researchers think that the capacity for symbolic behaviors - such as art and language - is the hallmark of our species. A team working in South Africa has now... Africa 2010-03-16T17:21:35+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003699.html Inanke cave is one of hundreds painted by the San people (commonly called Bushmen) about 5,000 to 10,000 years ago and located in what is now Matobo National Park (Zimbabwe).... Africa 2010-01-24T13:41:02+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003668.html One of Madagascar's first native-born archaeologists, Ramilisonina's ethnological research on modern Malagasy traditions informs his study of ancient sites on the island. Together with Mike Parker Pearson of the Stonehenge... Africa 2009-12-29T09:02:08+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003656.html The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the... Africa 2009-12-20T19:13:17+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003503.html A giant African lake basin is providing information about possible migration routes and hunting practices of early humans in the Mesolithic and Neolithic, between 150,000 and 10,000 years ago. Oxford... Africa 2009-09-12T20:20:52+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003478.html Shell beads newly unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and potentially trading symbolic jewellery as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add significantly... Africa 2009-08-30T09:25:55+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003469.html Some 2,500 years ago, a mysterious culture emerged in Nigeria. The Nok people left behind bizarre terracotta statues - and little else. Archaeologists are now looking for more clues to... Africa 2009-08-22T19:11:22+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003451.html Evidence that early modern humans living on the coast of the far southern tip of Africa 72,000 years ago employed pyrotechnology - the controlled use of fire - to increase... Africa 2009-08-15T18:40:21+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003424.html The suggestion that the domestic dog originated in East Asia has been challenged. The huge genetic diversity of dogs found in East Asia had led many scientists to conclude that... Africa 2009-08-08T17:58:35+01:00 http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003412.html Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago. A research team led by Michael F.... Africa 2009-08-01T17:37:27+01:00