African Origins
A researchers’ encounter on African Prehistory
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Latest publications
Paleontology Africa
Proboscidea from Kanapoi, Kenya
WJ Sanders – Journal of Human Evolution, 2019
… Africa—“Afro-Arabia” for the majority of the Cenozoic—hosted most of the fundamental episodes of proboscidean evolution (Sanders et al., 2010), starting with the early Paleogene derivation of the Order (Gheerbrant et al …
Archaeology Africa
The Still Bay and pre-Still Bay Fauna from Sibudu Cave: Taphonomic and Taxonomic Analysis of the Macromammal Remains from the Wadley Excavations
JL Clark – Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2019
… SWAZI- ND LAND Blombos Klipdrift Umhlatuzana Fig. 1 Map of southern Africa showing the location of Sibudu and other MSA sites mentioned in the text Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology Page 5. traversed may have …