IN PICS | A day on the beach 100,000 years ago
Ancient geometric patterns created in sand on the Cape coast are hailed as one of the most profound artefact finds of our species, writes Heather Dugmore
02 May 2021 - 00:00
Humans delight in creating patterns in the sand, and more than 100,000 years ago it would appear we were no different. People were drawing triangles in the dunes along SA’s southern Cape coast. They had also mastered how to draw perfect circles and sculpted something that closely resembles a stingray, between 70,000 and 158,000 years ago...
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