700,000 year old stone artefacts found in South Africa

In the northern province of South Africa, a team of archaeologists from the University of Cape Town, the University of Toronto with the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, found a massive amount of early stone age artefacts from the site at Kathu.

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First Eurasians left Africa 130,000 years ago

New studies by a research team led by Katerina Harvati of the University of Tubingen, Germany, have revealed that early humans left Africa earlier than first thought, 130,000 years ago and likely took a southern route through the Arabian peninsula.

Skeleton found in Melkbostrand, Cape Town

In the somewhat surprising April heat, archaeologists in Cape Town found human remains in the coastal area of Melkbostrand, which may date back 3,000 years.

Eurasian genes found in southern African DNA

Interesting stuff! Scientists have discovered that a group of Eurasians came to eastern Africa some 3,000 years ago, and from there to southern Africa, according to DNA tests of Khoisan individuals.

“Paradise” in Newlands Forest

Under the canopy of the trees in Newlands Forest, Cape Town, hides a stone cottage and garrison called “Paradise” once owned by a woodcutter and his family, and then Lady Anne Barnard late in the 18th century.

Discoveries at Peers Cave, South Africa

Peers Cave is situated in the False Bay region in Cape Town, South Africa. Overlooking the suburbs of Noordhoek and Fish Hoek, the cave has been the home of some amazing discoveries.

The discoveries at Sterkfontein and Swartkrans

The UNESCO World Heritage site in South Africa is popularly known as the Cradle of Humankind, purely due to the amount of hominid found there since 1924.