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The Fossil Skull That Rocked the World - 100 Years Later Scientists Are Grappling With the Taung Find's Complex Colonial Legacy [analysis]
In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone quarry in South Africa. He painstakingly removed a fossil skull from this ...
The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone quarry in South Africa. He painstakingly removed a fossil skull from this ...
animalsaroundtheglobe14d
The Best Places to See the Big 5
While every person coming to Africa on safari has their sights set on the Big 5 – African Elephant ... Ugly 5: Warthog, Wildebeest, Vulture, Marabou stork, Hyena. – Shy 5: Porcupine, Bat-eared fox, ...
Quad-City Times18d
Muscatine woman again charged with animal neglect after facing 67 charges in July
A Muscatine woman who faced 67 animal neglect counts in July has been charged with four misdemeanors after she was found to have again allegedly hoarded animals following the July charges. Kelly ...
Al Jazeera English22d
‘Skull without a jaw’: Gaza survivors search for what remains of the dead
Adding to the pain were the stark labels written on the shrouds: “Skull without a lower jaw”, “Bone fragments”, “Rib cage”, or “Upper and lower limbs”. Instead of names and ages ...
BBC22d
Kenya eases travel requirements for nearly all African visitors
Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free ...
Africanews23d
Central African Republic and Russia strengthen political ties
The United Hearts Movement (MCU), the ruling party of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has entered into a cooperation agreement with United Russia, the political party of ...
BBC24d
Sierra Leone: The West African nation welcoming the world
Her paintings tell stories of African women while tackling themes of identity, heritage and cultural reclamation. "The slower pace of life in Sierra Leone gave me time to explore the ideas and ...
The New York Times25d
In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir ...
Health.com27d
What To Know and Do About Pain at the Base of Your Skull
It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of pain at the base of your skull, the area behind your ears where your head and neck meet. Understanding the cause of the pain can help you determine how to ...
The Economist28d
West African booze is becoming a luxury product
Yet today there are few African names in the global market for high-end spirits. Some entrepreneurs are trying to change that. Amma Mensah, the British-Ghanaian owner of Reign Rums, and Lola Pedro ...