CapeTowner

The Castle is regarded as one of the world's best-preserved examples of 17th-century architecture

Discover another side of Cape Town beyond its mountain views and bustling streets, where historic buildings tell stories of triumph, hardship, and resilience. Explore seven…

Sinazo Mkoko

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Artistic reconstruction of a newly hatched troodontid-like dinosaur resting among fragments of its eggshell (loosely based on Mongolian microtroodontid-type). These eggshells, when buried within ancient soil, interacted with meteoric waters, leading to early uranium incorporation into the eggshell calcite crystals.

FOSSILS

A groundbreaking study led by a Stellenbosch University researcher has unveiled a new technique that uses fossilized dinosaur eggshells to determine the age of rocks containing…

Staff Reporter

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historic

7 historic buildings in Cape Town you can actually visit

Groundbreaking method utilises dinosaur eggshells for accurate fossil dating