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A researcher from the University of Missouri and colleagues employed geochemical analysis on copper objects to uncover centuries of previously unknown connections within the region. According to a University of Missouri researcher and his colleagues, chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifac

Geochemical analyses on copper artifacts from southern Africa reveal centuries of previously unknown cultural connections in the region.

Researchers use geochemical analyses on copper objects to reveal centuries of previously unknown connections

Up on the Bomvu Ridge, high up in the hills north of the Eswatini capital of Mbabane, the re-excavation of Lion Cavern — possibly the oldest mine in the world — is lending further evidence to southern Africa’s position as not only the cradle of humankind, but also of human culture.

Thatcher Rogers, UNM Ph.D. student in Archaeology, will receive the Friends of Coronado Historic Site scholarship this spring, a local scholarship that funds research along the Middle Rio Grande. Thatcher also received an NSF (National Science...