Images of Ancient Kruger Park History

100,000 year old ochre toolkit and workshop discovered in South Africa

An ochre-rich mixture, possibly used for decoration, painting and skin protection 100,000 years ago, and stored in two abalone shells, was d...more

77 000 year old evidence for ancient beds and the use of medicinal plants

Evidence indicates the oldest bedding found in human history was made from sedge stems and leaves, was burnt regularly and served a dual pur...more

A glimpse of the past uncovered in Hoedspruit

Two archaeologists made interesting discoveries during a procedural archaeological assessment preceding the Zandspruit Development at the fa...more

Ancient Dinosaur Nursery

Next time you come across a group of zebra, wildebeest, blesbok and springbok typically found in the grasslands at Golden Gate National Park...more

Ancient history of mining protected by modern mine

A mining company might be thought to be an unlikely custodian of archaeological treasures, but people have been mining in the town of Phalab...more

Early Stone Age

Using clues left behind over the millennia, we can trace our history in southern Africa from the very beginnings of human development, some ...more

Images of a Great African Park. The Krugers Past

The Lowveld plains have been traversed by a host of travellers in search of fortune, but few memorials indicate their paths or recall their ...more

Iron Age

The next period of pre-history is the Iron Age, the name derived from the fact that the people of this era developed the ability to make wea...more

Kruger Park Rock Art

Most of the rock art found in Kruger is in the south-western foothills but recent research suggests that shelter paintings are prolific thro...more

Late Stone Age

During the Later Stone Age, from about 40,000 years ago, a wide range of bone and wooden tools was increasingly in use and plants were used...more

Makahane

A completely different way of life is represented by the ruins of Makahane, northeast of Punda Maria, next to the Levuvhu River, and the dwe...more

Middle Stone Age

The Stone Age spans a lengthy period - from about 2 million years ago, to 1 800 years ago, and gets its name from the use made of simple sto...more

Rock Art

The age of rock art has been determined by using the radiocarbon method to date charcoal (carbon) from the layers from which painted and eng...more

Thulamela

At sites such as Thulamela, in the north of the Park, evidence of this bustling trade still exists in the form of glass beads, Chinese porce...more