Orthography and language -- Distribution of rock art -- Timeline and glossary -- The people who dance -- The Stone Age -- Hunting and gathering -- Social life -- Spiritual journeys -- The arrival of ...

TO the student of cultures and culture contacts a people's art is of particular importance. When objects made for purely utilitarian purposes, such as tools and weapons, are alone available for ...

THE comparisons made by Prof. Dart (NATURE, March 21, p. 425) between Bushman paintings and Asiatic figures will need much wider knowledge than we at present have on our side. The turn-over cap called ...

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Dots are a common feature of southern African rock art. They may be divided into microdots and finger dots; short dashes or flecks appear to be related to finger dots. Adopting a combined ...