The Pygmy hunter–gatherers of central Africa are an amalgamation of various groups of people that are on average about 4 feet tall. Some genetic and linguistic evidence point to them being direct descendants of hunter-gatherers from the late Stone Age. But that’s about it, there’s not much archaeological evidence to corroborate with this observation.
Most modern [...]
February 12, 2008
mtDNA shows Pygmy hunter-gathers have a deep ancestry with Bantu farmers
February 12, 2008
A 2,000 year old Hematite Mine is associated with the Nascan Culture
The Nazca or Nasca culture is one that fascinates me, especially the massive line art and the mysterious headless burials that are associated with them. The culture flourished before the Inca, for almost 1,100 years, alongside the Moche culture in what is now northern Peru. One of the hallmarks of their society are the intricate [...]
