Together with artifacts from the past, ancient DNA can fill in details about our ancient ancestors. Nina R/Wikimedia Commons February 23, 2022 Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story Elizabeth Sawchuk, University of Alberta; Jessica Thompson, Yale University, and Mary Prendergast, Rice University A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together over the last 50,000 years.
Pendants. September 18, 2019 Pasha 36: The sounds of our ancestors Ozayr Patel, The Conversation CC BY-NC-ND4.84 MB (download) The sounds our ancestors made are important because they teach us about spaces and behaviour and rituals of the time.
Ochre is still used throughout parts of Africa as a form of sunscreen. Its uses go back 285,000 years. Supplied September 7, 2015 What the use of ochre tells us about the capabilities of our African ancestry Tammy Hodgskiss, University of the Witwatersrand Ochre has many uses. It can be used to shed information on the evolution of the modern mind.