Cameroon’s Mandara Mountains and Malawi’s Mount Mulanje were also added to the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ...

Cave art created by the San, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of South Africa’s Karoo region, may have been inspired by ...

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study.

To address structural inequities in research funding and participation, the department is working with the National Research ...

South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, including blood, porcupine quills, and ostrich eggshells.

South African Rock Art Appears to Draw Upon Extinct Creatures The San people acted as paleontologists and used fossil finds as a basis for stories and pictures.

Read more: Africa must re-adopt its orphan crops in the face of a changing environment They may mention indigenous crops when interacting with farmers.

From gold rush towns to fossil-filled caves and living art hubs, these South African museums prove that culture and history ...

But the recent discovery of 200-year-old rock paintings found in South Africa now has scientists hypothesizing that this ancient creature may have been far more than just a legend.