Category: Science Stories
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Pigeon Pie – Bird Hunting in the Middle Stone Age
Middle Stone Age hunting of Birds in South Africa. Feature Article, African Birdlife June 2026
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Academia Doesnt Have All the Answers
Lessons from a Fundraising Workshop and NPO networking event
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Ancient Disruptions
As the Taung Child fossil turns 100 years old, we look back to see what effect this captivating find had on the scientific world of the time, and what we can learn from it today.
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Langebaanweg – Animal Archive
Discover what makes the fossil remains from Langebaanweg so unusual and amazing. Last part of series out now on PalaeoCast Blog.
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LoveBirds in Gauteng
Feature Article that explores the evolutionary history and fossil record of parrots and lovebirds in Africa.
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Hadedas, alarm clock to our ancient ancestors?
Feature Article on Ibis fossils from Africa. Published in African Birdlife. Covering hadeda ibis, bald ibis and extinct species
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Langebaanweg Part Two
The sedimentoloy, environmental interpretations and controversies around how Langebaanweg and the bonebed was formed. Link to full article.
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Space Archaeology is a Thing
An essay exploring whether space archaeology is a real thing and whether this is an acceptable descriptions for this research.
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Geoglyphs – An Archaeological Enigma
Exploring what Geoglyphs are, how they are made and what they mean, to the people who made them in the past and to the communities caring for them today.
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Langebaanweg
Article published on Langebaanweg on the Palaeocast Blog!