"This work supports that the first inhabitants of southern Africa… discovered fossils, interpreted them and integrated them in their rock art and belief system." The tusked animal of the Horned ...

There are other examples of indigenous paleontology, primarily in North America. Africa has been an overlooked area in this field, says Benoit. This example is especially robust because it ties both ...

The rock art depicts an animal that sports two tusks. The two enlarged teeth point downwards, which is unlike any tusk-bearing animal that lives today in Africa. I considered other possibilities ...

African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life ancient mammal relatives called dicynodonts. Abundant, exposed fossils in South Africa’s Karoo ...

Researchers have long sought to identify a long-bodied animal depicted in the rock art with downward-turned tusks that doesn’t match any known modern species. The Karoo Basin of South Africa is ...

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study. A mysterious tusked animal ...

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a study published September 18, 2024 in the ...

When Snøhetta worked on Omaha's Joslyn Art Museum, the architects faced a very particular challenge. Their project was the complex's third addition, so its task was to shine without blinding its ...

ForbesFemme, African Art Show Curated By Cole Harrell, Closes June 30By Alexandra Bregman With this striking show, Bright places herself along the narrative line of Adebunmi Gbadebo, whose earthy ...

The Nando’s art collection, one of the largest and most in-depth of Southern African contemporary masterworks, will make its way to Atlanta. Curated by Laurie Ann Farrell, and in partnership ...