African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
Stay up-to-date with fellow researchers, projects, excavations and events. African Origins is an on-line community of scientists active in the study of human evolution and its context in Africa, the where origins of humankind lay. Registered users can browse though current research projects, all kinds of specific materials as photographs, grey literature and other documentation; and of course showcase their own. Note that our policy is not to send regular unsolicited emails.
Latest publications
Paléontologie Afrique
Helm, C.W., Benoit, J., Mayor, A., (…), Penn-Clarke, C.R., Rust, R. (2019). Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association. Article in Press.
Stone Age Africa
Human teeth from securely stratified Middle Stone Age contexts at Sibudu, South Africa
M Will, S El-Zaatari, K Harvati, NJ Conard – Archaeological and Anthropological …, 2019
The fossil record of early Homo sapiens in the African Pleistocene remains sparse. In contrast to its prominent position regarding the cultural evolution of our species, southern Africa plays a secondary role in narratives regarding human biological …