Web Directory

» African Rock Art: The Coldstream Stone
   Article on this small polychrome stone, found buried with a human skeleton near the Lottering River in the southern part of the Western Cape province.
   http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cold/hd_cold.htm

» Ancient Jewellery Found in African Cave
   From Nature, 75,000-year-old beads were found in the Blombos Cave on the southern tip of South Africa.
   http://www.nature.com/nsu/040412/040412-9.html

» Arts of the San People in Nomansland
   Article by Geoffrey Blundell on the paintings of the San people who survived in this area for longer than in other parts of South Africa.
   http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/noma/hd_noma.htm

» Florisbad Quaternary Research Department of the National Museum
   Conducts interdisciplinary palaeo-environmental research, primarily in the central region of southern Africa. Includes research, publications and contact details.
   http://www.nasmus.co.za/departments/florisbad-quaternary-research/

» Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
   UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/915/

» Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
   Description, photographs, maps and documents for these UNESCO World Heritage Centres.
   http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=915

» Geelbek Dunes, West Coast National Park
   Brief description with photos of investigations of Stone Age remains from a site located approximately 90 km north of Cape Town.
   http://www.urgeschichte.uni-tuebingen.de/index.php?id=92

» King Sandile's Found
   From the Dispatch, the full skeleton of King Mgolombane Sandile was found with its skull intact yesterday at Tyusha Forest near here after scientists spent two days carefully sifting through his grave to clarify his death 127 years ago.
   http://www.dispatch.co.za/2005/06/02/Easterncape/bdig.html

» Major Hominid Find in Southern Africa
   From the BBC, the oldest known hominid fossils yet found in southern Africa are uncovered at the Sterkfontein Caves.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1544717.stm

» National Museum Department of Archaeology
   Department aims to conduct scientific investigations of the lifestyles and customs of the early inhabitants of the Free State Province, South Africa.
   http://www.nasmus.co.za/departments/archaeology/

» Pniel 6
   Archaeological excavations at a Stone Age site in the Northern Cape being undertaken by the University of Southampton.
   http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/pniel6.html

» Prestwich Place Bones Could Provide a 'Whole Mixed Bag of Answers'
   From Cape Times, more than 700 skeletons that were exhumed from the Prestwich Place grounds could help archaeologists understand much of the unwritten history of colonial Cape Town.
   http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=420315

» Public Must Decide Fate of 300-year-old Remains
   From IOL, development of an office and retail site in Prestwich Street, Green Point, has come to a halt to allow archaeologists to dig up what are believed to be about 1 000 skeletons at an informal, 300-year-old cemetery.
   http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=vn20030724062210294C410247&set_id=1

» Rock Art Department of the National Museum
   Aims to locate, record, interpret and manage the diverse rock engraving and rock painting traditions of southern Africa. Includes information, staff, collections, research, publications and contact details.
   http://www.nasmus.co.za/departments/rock-art/

» Rock Art Research Institute
   The Institute seeks to develop understandings of Africa's rock arts in terms of authentic beliefs, customs, rituals and life-ways. Includes: archive, research, courses, publications, staff, and links.
   http://rockart.wits.ac.za/

» Sterkfontein Caves
   One of the world's most productive and important palaeoanthropological sites.
   http://www.places.co.za/html/sterkfontein_caves.html

» Taung Skull Heads Back to its Ancient Home
   From IOL, famous Taung skull will be returned to the site of its discovery where it will be the major attraction at an improved heritage site.
   http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=vn20030407053755999C616745&set_id=1

» UNESCO: uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
   Photographs and information on this park and the criteria for its selection as a World Heritage Centre.
   http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=985

» Wesley Cracks Ancient Quest
   From the Edinburgh Evening News, amateur archaeologist has discovered a clutch of rare and ancient ostrich eggs.
   http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1321792002