What tooth tartar taught us about baboons kept captive in ancient Egypt: A photograph of a baboon mummy from the Lyon collection. Number MHNL 90001206, © Département du Rhône, Patrick AgeneauMany people know it’s important to clean their teeth to prevent a build-up of dental plaque. This sticky film growing on teeth every day is composed of millions of bacteria. Over time, … [Read more...] about What tooth tartar taught us about baboons kept captive in ancient Egypt | The Conversation
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New analysis sheds important light on an ancient mass extinction event | The Conversation
New analysis sheds important light on an ancient mass extinction event: Loskop, one of the two hills at the Permo-Triassic boundary site in the Karoo Basin in South Africa's Free State province. Jennifer BothaThe end-Permian mass extinction is considered to be the most devastating biotic event in the history of life on Earth – it caused dramatic losses in global … [Read more...] about New analysis sheds important light on an ancient mass extinction event | The Conversation
South Africa risks losing rich insights into an ancient farming society | The Conversation
South Africa risks losing rich insights into an ancient farming society: The curious stone circles of the Mpumalanga escarpment Peter Delius/Wits UniversityThe remnants of a forgotten world can be found all along the Mpumalanga escarpment. You can see glimpses of it if you watch the passing countryside when driving through this area. You will see sections of buildings in … [Read more...] about South Africa risks losing rich insights into an ancient farming society | The Conversation
Ancient southern African rock engravings finally find a fitting home | The Conversation
Ancient southern African rock engravings finally find a fitting home: Origins Rock Engraving Archive/ Tammy Hodgskiss The Origins Centre housed on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg has just opened a new Rock Engraving Archive to the public. This is the biggest collection of rock engravings on display on the continent. It is the culmination of … [Read more...] about Ancient southern African rock engravings finally find a fitting home | The Conversation
Ancient humans may have made patterns and sculptures on South Africa’s beaches | The Conversation
Ancient humans may have made patterns and sculptures on South Africa's beaches: A rock surface containing a circular pattern with a central depression. The scale bar = 10 cm. Images modified from: Helm, C.W.; Cawthra, H.C.; De Vynck, J.C.; Helm, C.J.; Rust, R.; Stear. W. Patterns in the Sand: A Pleistocene hominin signature along the South African coastline? Proceedings of the … [Read more...] about Ancient humans may have made patterns and sculptures on South Africa’s beaches | The Conversation
