South African rock shelter artifacts show early humans colonized inland areas:


https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/03/31/south-africa-inland-rockshelter-early-humans/3121617224090/?ur3=1

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-discovery-of-nearly-two-dozen-crystals-in-south-africa-sheds-light-on/

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