These large sherds of pottery are examples of remains that are commonly found in older settlements across Lesotho. They can often help us to understand …
Beautiful piece of decorated pottery from Khalo-la-botau in the eastern Free State. It is not unusual to find among older ruins broken pottery with more …
A stone tool which was used by hunter-gatherers who lived in Lesotho long before mixed-farming communities og Nguni and Sotho arrived in the 16th century. …
A stone tool used by hunter-gatherers who knew their environment extremely well and were adept at utlising available resources. The Baroa (Bushmen or San) were …
These plant fossils (pteridosperms) are from a mudstone in the Molteno formation from Morija Mountain above the old Basutoland Training College in Morija.
They were collected …
Petrified wood from Thaba-Ts’oeu in Mohale’s Hoek District. Ancient trees, like bones, can become hard like stone if mineral salts found in water gradually infiltrate …
A geode is usually rough and without any external features of note. Inside, however, large and beautiful crystals of various colours will be found. These …
