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The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the NorthWest Province, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. Research based on fossils found in the area as well as signs of early human habitation have shed new light on the evolution of humankind and on the significant role that southern Africa played in the development of modern humans. A Search for Origins aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a nonspecialist audience. A number of general accounts have been written which have concentrated on the palaeontological discoveries made there. No systematic account written by specialists in their disciplines has, however, been published about the wider history of the COH and surrounding areas. In particular, no overview spanning the evolution of early plant and animal life, human development and recent and colonial history as reflected in discoveries linked to the COH, has been attempted. This edited volume frames the scientific advances that have been made in the COH against the intellectual and political background out of which they emerged. The multidisciplinary approach - from a wide range of specialists - is innovative and groundbreaking.

Evolutionary paleobiology --- Fossil hominids --- Prehistoric peoples --- Evolutionary palaeobiology --- Evolution (Biology) --- Paleobiology --- Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (South Africa) --- South Africa --- Cradle of Humankind Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs World Heritage Site (South Africa) --- Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs World Heritage Site (South Africa) --- Antiquities. --- History. --- Antiquities

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Confronting national, linguistic and disciplinary boundaries, contributors to African Archaeology Without Frontiers argue against artificial limits and divisions created through the study of 'ages' that in reality overlap and cannot and should not be understood in isolation. Papers are drawn from the proceedings of the landmark 14th PanAfrican Archaeological Association Congress, held in Johannesburg in 2014, nearly seven decades after the conference planned for 1951 was re-located to Algiers for ideological reasons following the National Party's rise to power in South Africa. Contributions by keynote speakers Chapurukha Kusimba and Akin Ogundiran encourage African archaeologists to practise an archaeology that collaborates across many related fields of study to enrich our understanding of the past. The nine papers cover a broad geographical sweep by incorporating material on ongoing projects throughout the continent including South Africa, Botswana, Cameroon, Togo, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. Thematically, the papers included in the volume address issues of identity and interaction, and the need to balance cultural heritage management and sustainable development derived from a continent racked by social inequalities and crippling poverty. Edited by three leading archaeologists, the collection covers many aspects of African archaeology, and a range of periods from the earliest hominins to the historical period. It will appeal to specialists and interested amateurs.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Antiquities. --- Excavations (Archaeology). --- Africa --- Africa. --- Antiquities --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Eastern Hemisphere --- archaeology --- palaeoanthropology --- Pottery --- Swahili language

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Antiquities. --- Geschichte 1500-2000. --- Africa, Southern --- Africa, Southern --- South Africa --- South Africa --- South Africa. --- Southern Africa. --- Südafrika. --- Antiquities --- History --- Antiquities --- History