The Blomboscave and the Diepkloof rock shelter in South Africa have turned up ostrich shells and pieces of ochre with ornate markings that date back 60, 000 years ago.
In the BlombosCave, over the years he and his team have painstakingly unearthed beads likely used by humans on necklaces 75, 000 years ago, bone tools dating back 80, 000 years and the world's earliest known painting kit.