Discover the ancient history, profound knowledge, and enduring spirit of the San people, the original inhabitants of the vast Kalahari Desert.
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Sixty Thousand Years in the Kalahari
This series, Voices of the Kalahari, traces the story of the San people and their deep, enduring relationship with this land.
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Ancient Skills Shaped by the Kalahari
Stone tools and rock art found across Botswana push the archaeological record of San hunter-gatherer practices back to around 44,000 BCE, making this one of the longest…
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San Survival in a Waterless Land
The San can find water where none appears to exist.
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Tsodilo Hills Four Thousand Rock Paintings
The Tsodilo Hills in northwest Botswana hold over four thousand rock paintings, making them one of the densest concentrations of rock art anywhere on Earth.
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Languages Built on Clicks and Breath
The San languages contain some of the most complex sound systems ever documented.
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Land Rights and Resilience of the San
In 2006, Botswana's High Court ruled that the San had been unlawfully evicted from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve — a landmark decision, yet one that remains only…
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