Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes
Bok av David Bristow
Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes offers spellbinding storiesof some amazing, little-known places in South Africa.Who knew that on the West Coast, just an hour's drive from CapeTown, is one of only three places on earth where you can see the fossilsof creatures that lived in antediluvian times and died right where yousee them now? Or that all Bushman art, whether painted or engraved,is a conversation with the spirit world?Bristow ventured to some lesser-known or visited places such asthe West Coast Fossil Park, Mapungubwe, Hogsback, Lambazi Bay,Port Grosvenor, and Nieu Bethesda. Some old favourites also, like theGarden Route, Kruger National Park, Cape Point and the Johannesburgwar museum – but they each get a new treatment. Written in thesame engaging style as as his last successful book, The Game Ranger,the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep in the Stories from the Veld series,Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes is a journey through abucket list of must-see places in this “world in one country”.These stories will excite, entertain and enthral you.