African Craftspeople Journeyed Long Distances to Obtain Perfectly Colored Stones - Archaeology Magazine

African Craftspeople Journeyed Long Distances to Obtain Perfectly Colored Stones - Archaeology Magazine

Natural outcrop of green chalcedony in the Mgwayiza Valley, Eswatini LOBAMBA, ESWATINI—Thousands of years ago, it was so essential that craftspeople in southern Africa had just the right colored stone to make their tools that they regularly traveled long distances to obtain them, according to a statement released by the University of Tübingen. A study recently examined objects from the National Museum in Lobamba, Eswatini, that were made from ma…