Archaeology of South Africa

Continuing with our theme of archaeology of the world as seen through the currently-under-reconstruction World Atlas of Archaeology, today let's take a visit to South Africa's archaeology on the web. Several excellent websites have been assembled for South African archaeology, such as that for Blombos Cave and the Iziko Museums of Capetown, which has articles on several different sites of different time periods. I've also found and put together a few pictures of the Sterkfontein paleontological site, so ... enjoy!

• Archaeology of South Africa
• South African Archaeology in Photographs
• Iziko Museums of Capetown
• Blombos Cave Project
• New Names in South Africa, from About's guide to African History Alastair Boddy-Evans, a discussion of the changes in South Africa since the end of apartheid
• South Africa for Travelers, from Anouk Zijlma, About's guide to Africa for Visitors, several great tips for planning a trip there

The photograph of a bronze bust is in front of the entranceway to the Sterkfontein paleontological site. The bust is of archaeologist Robert Broom contemplating Mrs. Ples, the first Australopithecine skull he found at Sterkfontein. The photo was taken by Thomas Sly on a recent visit to South Africa.