'....the echo of so much that has died away, the imminence of so much as yet unknown. Something has happened here, is happening, will happen – whole landscapes seem alert’… Peter Mathiesen from The Tree Where Man Was Born
Growing up, I felt similar sentiments whilst alone on the farm, looking at rock art, turning a piece of pottery around in my fingers, wondering how the bone tool had been made. I was a dreamer, with dreams built on a yearning to know who carved, painted, and made the artefacts I found.
Dramatic Human Story Discovery
Three years ago I made a dramatic discovery of Acheulean stone age tool anomalies which set me on a journey to deepen my knowledge of the story of mankind. It is a journey that had taken me from our first stirrings as a species to the chaos of the present day.
Africa is the birthplace of mankind, and new studies indicate that it may also be the birthplace of consciousness. The oldest artwork and the oldest known examples of body adornments have been found in Africa.
It is time to rekindle the spirit of the first people and shape a new way forward for humanity.