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Bradshaw Foundation Site Map / Directory An alphabetical listing of sections & pages on the Bradshaw Foundation Site:-. Anthropology Ancient Fossil (News Article) - Palaeontologists searching in central Ethiopia have unearthed the fossilised bones of a 5.5 million-year-old creature that appears to be our oldest human ancestor. Anglia Man - Research in East Anglia in England, analysis of bones found two decades ago show that human beings have been living in Britain for up to 200,000 years longer than has generally been thought. Earliest known Human Ancestor Discovery (News Article) - A skull discovered in the deserts of Central Africa belongs to our earliest known human ancestor. Our scientists hope that it will supply a missing link in evolution.. Hobbit (News Article) NEW - Homo floresiensis, dubbed ‘the hobbit’ by the media, has arrived in Oxford. A replica of the skull of this recently described diminutive species of the genus Homo, to which we, Homo sapiens, belong, is currently on display in the University Museum of Natural History. Homo floresiensis (News Article) - For the last 10 years Dr. Mike Morwood and his colleagues have been searching the island of Flores for archaeological evidence of the passage of Australia's Aboriginal ancestors as they passed along the Indonesian chain of islands towards the sub-continent. Human Evolution - Late Pleistocene Human Population Bottlenecks, Volcanic Winter, and Differentiation of Modern Humans. Professor Stanley H. Ambrose. Department of Anthropology, University Of Illinois, Urbana, Usa. Journey of Mankind NEW - In a major new addition to the Bradshaw Foundation website the Journey of Mankind genetic map, based on the work of Professor Stephen Oppenheimer, exploring the peopling of world over the last 160,000 years. New World Ancestors Lose 12,000 Years (News Article) - Scientists studying the genetic signatures of Siberians and American Indians have found evidence that the first human migrations to the New World from Siberia probably occurred no earlier than 18,000 years ago. Not Out of Africa - Dr Alan Thorne's theory of Regional Continuity, challenging ideas about Human Evolution. Oldest Human Remains (News Article) - The oldest known fossils of modern human have been discovered in Ethiopia. The skulls of two adults and a child dating from 160,000 years ago Science Magazine (News Article) NEW - A recent paper published in 'Science' by Vincent Macaulay and an international team of researchers including Professor Stephen Oppenheimer of Green College, Oxford, provides irrefutable evidence of the early timing and southern location of the only migration out of Africa to succeed and give rise to all modern non-African peoples. Shell Beads - Middle Stone Age (News Article) - The remarkable discovery of a collection of 41 perforated shell beads from the Middle Stone Age at the Blombos Cave site near Cape Town South Africa has been dated at 75,000 BP making them 30,000 years older than the cave paintings of Chauvet in the Ardeche area of France. The Unambal - An Account of Doctor Andreas Lommel's studies in 1938 of the Tribe of Aborigines living in North West Australia. A bridged from UNAMBAL by Dr Andreas Lommel. Tools & Meat Eating (News Article) - New finds from Ethiopia have shown that the world's oldest stone tools were made by hominids that selected their raw materials carefully and understood how they could be used. Archaeology Blombos Cave (News Article) - Small and portable, a red ochre stone is engraved with what must be "tally" marks. It is one of two such stones recently found in the Blombos Cave in South Africa. Temples of Malta & Gozo - The Oldest Buildings in the Mediterranean are found in Malta dating back to 5000 BC. Older than the Pyramids of Egypt. Migration 1491 - In March 2002 issue of The Atlantic Monthly there was an article by Charles Mann headed simply 1491. It is an account of what America was like before Columbus arrived. Hand Paintings - This section records ancient hand imprints from around the world, including Australia, France, Borneo, South & North America, and examples of present day use of the hand symbol in modern society. Journey of Mankind NEW - In a major new addition to the Bradshaw Foundation website the Journey of Mankind genetic map, based on the work of Professor Stephen Oppenheimer, exploring the peopling of world over the last 160,000 years. Thor Heyerdahl - Sea Routes to Polynesia. Extracts from lectures by Thor Heyerdahl, including Easter Island, Cocos Island, Balsa Raft Navigation, Ocean Routes and the Kon Tiki. Rock Art African Rock Art - David Coulson, is probably the leading photographer of African Rock Art. On this site are a selection of 20 of his photgraphs covering all of Africa. Baja & Coso - This section covers two of the most important Rock Art sites in North America, the Baja Peninsula and the Coso Range. Bolivian Rock Art - SIARB (Sociedad de Investigacion del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia) was founded in 1987. This section covers their work recording and publishing information on rock art sites in Bolivia. Bozeman Symposium (News Article) - A public symposium on the world's oldest rock art, co-hosted by the Bradshaw Foundation, the Center for Computational Biology and the Montana State University. Bradshaw Paintings - The Bradshaw Paintings have now been dated at a minimum of 17 000 years old. They are only found in the Northwest corner of Australia. Campeche Island - Keler Lucas has recorded hundreds of unique Petroglyphs and Rock Art carvings on this tiny island off the coast of southern Brazil. The island has now been declared a National Heritage Park. Campeche Island Discovery (News Article) - The Bradshaw Foundation sent their Project Controller Cathy Hefner Urice to meet Keler Lucas so he could show her the amazing discovery he made last year on Little Sister Island, Brazil. Chauvet Cave - Join Bradshaw Co-ordinator John Robinson, on what he describes as 'one of the greatest artistic experiences of his life', as he visits the Chauvet Cave in France. Chauvet Cave (News Article) - Members of the Bradshaw Foundation investigate the ancient rock art of the Chauvet Cave, under the guidance of the Founding Project Director Dr. Jean Clottes Chauvet Cave (News Article) - Return to the Chauvet Cave. A wonderful new book by Dr Jean Clottes on the Chauvet Cave, has been published in English, featuring 209 illustrations, 208 in colour. Chauvet Photograph Gallery - Collection of paintings from the Chauvet Cave together with commentaries. Requires that you have the Flash plug-in installed on your browser. Cosquer Cave NEW - IVisit the cave beneath the sea as Jean Clottes, Jean Courtin and Luc Vanrell explore the Rock Art of Cosquer Cave in Marseille, France.. Creswell Crags (News Article) - Since the announcement of our discovery of palaeolithic parietal engravings in Church Hole cave, Creswell Crags (Nottinghamshire) (Bahn et al. 2003), a great deal of new research has been carried out, and the number and importance of figures detected in this site have increased dramatically. Cussac Cave (News Article) - Cussac Cave discovery announced this month near Bordeaux in the Dordogne, France. Paintings and human bones could be 28,000 years old. Easter Island - A photographic record of the Bradshaw Foundation's visit to see the amazing sculptures of the Island under the guidance of Dr Georgia Lee. El Salvador (News Article) - Preservation and Protection of the Corinto Cave Rock Art - Gruta del Espiritu Santo - in the Morazan district of El Salvador. French Paleolithic Art - A recently published paper by Dr. Jean Clottes provides a definitive & comprehensive analysis of the Palaeolithic rock art discoveries so far made in France. Giraffe Carving - An account of the project to take a mould of the amazing Giraffe carvings found in the Sahara Desert, Niger, Africa, and to carry out a programme of preservation and protection. Indian Rock Art NEW - Indian Rock Art is perhaps not as well known as it should be; in a recent field trip Dr Jean Clottes visits the spectacular Rock Art of Central India. Inora NEW - International Newsletter On Rock Art edited by Dr Jean Clottes is now available online at www.inoraonline.org Rock Art Research Institute - The work of the Witwatersrand University Rock Art Research Institute (RARI) in South Africa. Renowned for its research and publications on Rock Art. Santa Catarina Rock Art Discovery (News Article) - Keler Lucas has found a incredibly important new kind of rock art in Santa Catarina. It consists of different kinds of faces, similar to the rock art from the north of Venezuela and from the Caribbean Islands. Tanzania - Despite its significant position astride the most important rock art regions of Africa, the study of rock art in Tanzania is relatively new. This section features sites in Singida and the Lake Eyasi Basin. Tibet Rock Art - A report by Bradshaw Foundation President Robert A. Hefner III on his visit to view the Rock Art of Lake Namtso, one of two principal holy lakes in Tibet. Twyfelfontein, Namibia - Maarten van Hoek's extensive survey covering the possible relations in rock art between cupules and animal imagery at Twyfelfontein in Namibia. A comprehensive and overdue update of the material from 1975. Western Central Africa - Documented by Dr Richard Oslisly this section covers the Rock Art of Western Central Africa. Locations include: Gabon, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo. |
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