Rock art acoustics: South African study suggests that a distinct echo attracted ancient artists back to one site: Physics does not adequately explain reflected sound and echo effects. Take as example the echo-producing Echoplex, a magnetic tape device that influenced the soundtrack of a generation. Think of Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love (1969) and the …
World Update: how Israel’s relations with the UN hit rock bottom: With the clock ticking down to November 5 and what just about everyone agrees is the most consequential US presidential election in living memory, various of the Biden administration’s top brass have jetted out to the Middle East for one last try to get …
Ancient human DNA from a South African rock shelter sheds light on 10,000 years of history: Oakhurst rock shelter is an archaeological site near the town of George on the southern coast of South Africa. It is set into a sandstone cliff above a stream in a valley forested by towering old yellowwood trees. Archaeologists …
Rock painting is the oldest image of an African rail, a bird that may have had a special meaning for the San people: The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a handsome bird, with a blueish breast, red legs, eyes and bill, prominent barring on the flanks, chestnut upper parts, and long toes. It also has …
The Tony Blair Rock Opera features bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a wrestling match with Gordon Brown: If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera is probably not for you. It starts – literally – with a bang and careens through a hectic hour and a …
Meteorite discovery: unusual finds by South African farmer add to space rock heritage: A digital composite of a meteor shower speeding towards Earth. Adastra Meteorites – fragments of rock that have fallen to Earth from space in spectacularly fiery meteors – have been the subject of public fascination, awe, myths and even religious worship for …
Rock Follies review: powerful new musical brings 1970s feminist TV sensation to the stage: Rock Follies was a groundbreaking television series about an all-female rock band that originally aired for two seasons in 1976 and 1977. It wove fantastical, trippy and campy rock-musical numbers together with the often less glamorous realities of show business. The …
Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art: One-horned rain-animal from a site near Indwe in the Eastern Cape province. Image courtesy David M. Witelson One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations …
Rock art as African history: what religious images say about identity, survival and change: After colonial contact, indigenous Africans acquired horses and guns, and raided settlers as a means of resistance. Courtesy Sam Challis To “read” the history of times before writing, scholars have traditionally used excavated evidence. Remains like dwellings, burials and pots can …
Leo Frobenius made African rock art famous, but is tainted by racism and a lack of understanding: An impressionistic pencil crayon copy of rock paintings produced by the Frobenius expedition to southern Africa. © Iziko Museums of South Africa Leo Frobenius was a largely self-taught German ethnologist (someone who studies societies and cultures) who undertook …
The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world: Sennacherib — his face deliberately damaged in antiquity — presides over captives from the Levantine city of Lachish. British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA Archaeologists in northern Iraq, working on the Mashki and Adad gate sites in Mosul that were destroyed by …
Black artists don’t just make hip hop – why recognition of metal, punk, rock and emo by Mobo is long overdue: English rock duo Nova Twins: Georgia South (left) and Amy Love (right). Nova Twins Ltd, CC BY-NC-SA Alternative music has been having a moment – from successful vinyl represses by bands from days gone …
Rock art: how South Africa’s coat of arms got to feature an ancient San painting: A replica of the famous Linton Panel. Courtesy Rock Art Research Institute/Origins Centre A new exhibition in Johannesburg titled !ke e: xarra ke – People who are Different: Come Together celebrates the rock art of the San people, the first …
A nice Bikini Beach image: RE-999-F El’ Blaszczyk Rock Band Himself With Girls Image by johanoomen El’ Blaszczyk ?– El’ Blaszczyk Rock Band Himself With Girls Label: Production Du Maquis ?– 27012, F.T.P. Records Limited ?– 27012 Format: Vinyl, 7", 33 ? RPM, EP Country: France Released: 1995 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll, Avantgarde, …
Kenya’s Samburu warriors still practise a rock art tradition that tells their stories: An example of the rock art created by young Samburu men. Photo: Ebbe Westergren The Samburu people in northern Kenya’s Marsabit county are pastoralists. They migrate from place to place in search of pasture and water for their cattle, goats, sheep and …
Rock stars: how a group of scientists in South Africa rescued a rare 500kg chunk of human history: A helicopter, net and a long-line cable – as well as a skilled pilot – were key to the 'rescue' operation. Richard Webb Scientific breakthroughs can happen in the strangest ways and places. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin …
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A nice Strand Beach image: Late Sun on the Rock Image by morroelsie Again, while looking down "The Strand" beach. Morro Rock from North Point. Morro Bay, ca. Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for WordPress. Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?