Charles Helm

Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University

These sites have almost certainly come and gone over previous centuries and millennia without our knowledge.

Fossil treasure chest: how to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast

26 Dec 2024

3 min read

We knew from the region’s extensive archaeological record that ancestral humans inhabited the region during the Pleistocene.

Science & Technology

Fossil finds: footprints on South Africa’s coast offer a glimpse into our ancestors’ lives

19 Nov 2024

4 min read

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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Ancient poop offers unusual insight into animal behaviour

20 Jan 2023

4 min read

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