Archaeologists Unlock Mysteries of Intricate Stone Age Animal Art
Archaeologists Unlock Mysteries of Intricate Stone Age Animal Art - Industry Tap
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Archaeologists Unlock Mysteries of Intricate Stone Age Animal Art - Industry Tap
The study of rock art in Namibia's Doro Nawas mountains uncovers diverse motifs, detailed animal track insights
Indigenous trackers could identify the prints’ species, sex and age for 90% of analyzed engravings.
More than 400 footprints across a diverse range of species have been identified in incredible detail for the first time, with researchers enlisting a trio of expert indigenous trackers to help solve the mystery of these 5,000-year-old records.
Imagine writing a how-to guide so accurate it could still be used thousands of years later. That’s exactly what a group of Late Stone Age hunters in modern-day Namibia did with the tracks of the various animals they hunted.