At multiple archaeological sites across southern Africa, researchers have uncovered hundreds of unusual fragments of ostrich ...

The paper, published recently in PLOS One, describes an investigation of 112 ostrich eggshell fragments dating back more than ...

The savannah’s largest bird wins a national vote to become Tanzania’s 2026 conservation ambassador, as campaigners push to protect threatened rangelands.

Archaeologists report that 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings reveal humanity’s earliest known use of geometry.

Researchers have discovered and analyzed the world’s oldest geometric patterns on 60,000-year-old ostrich egg ...

A cognitive investigation of Howiesons Poort engraved ostrich eggshells, published by PLOS One analyzed 112 engraved fragments from sites in South Africa and Namibia. A companion report summarizing ...

Ostrich eggshell fragments dating to 60,000 years ago, unearthed in South Africa and Namibia, were etched with drawings that proved to be nonrandom. “We are talking about people who did not simply ...

A study of ancient ostrich eggshells reveals that early humans were capable of advanced geometric thinking, using precise patterns and intricate designs more than 60,000 years ago.

“The results demonstrate that Homo sapiens during the late [Middle Stone Age] mastered precise, pre-planned patterns anchored in specific geometric affordances: orthogonality [meaning the use of right ...

Arusha. The Common Ostrich has been crowned Tanzania’s Bird of the Year 2026, winning a closely contested national vote and succeeding the Superb Starling, which held the title in 2025.The world’s ...