The fossils with the carbon fibre tube they were kept in on the space flight.
Wits University
Experts insist there is no scientific reason for allowing these fossils to travel to space.
The new home of the Mapungubwe Archive.
University of Pretoria Museums/Mapungubwe Archive
The Mapungubwe site offers evidence of precolonial innovation and technology.
A mural by famed Cape Town artist Faith47.
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There aren’t a lot of studies on South Africa’s cultural economy. A new one finds a cluster of creative firms in Cape Town with high levels of innovation.
The Mapungubwe Golden Rhino is believed to have been made between 1220 and 1290.
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Without a clear framework within which decisions can be made, heritage resources will forever be threatened by development.