A WORLD OF CONNECTIONS
One of the most fascinating things that happens when we are putting together an issue of ARCHAEOLOGY is that, more often than not, we start to see connections between the stories. Sometimes this happens when multiple archaeologists are looking at the same site or region. This is the case in three stories that explore early human history in South Africa. “Our Coastal Origins” follows the quest of early modern humans to find new sources of food, and “Alcohol Through the Ages” features the same Paleolithic people, who may have made the world’s first fermented beverages. You will also encounter these early humans in “Paleolithic Bedtime,” in which the residents of South Africa’s Border Cave looked for a good night’s rest after a long day hunting and gathering shellfish and honey.…