| 1. Pre- and Ancient History (c. 4 million-5000 BCE) | ||
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| c. 4 million BCE | Australopithecus Afarensis | Skeletal finds suggest that the ‘cradle of humanity’ lies in Africa. |
| c. 70.000 | Evidence of burials in Southern Africa | |
| from c. 26.000 | Earliest African rock paintings, in Southern Africa (today's Namibia) | The rock paintings document the experience of ritual specialists; the painted places are ‘power centers’ at which contact may be had with the supra-terrestrial world. |
| from c. 20.000 | Clay figures in Algeria, carved objects in Southern Africa | |
| 2. The Ancient Kingdoms (c. 6th millenium BCE-1st … |
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