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Vedda flint & steel fire making
Village and Rock Veddas have used flint and steel to produce fires since the end…
Vedda fire drills
Until the end of the 19th century, the Vedda people in Sri Lanka used fire…
Beach huts of Zanzibar
Traditionally, the beach huts of Zanzibar are often simple thatched structures made from coconut palm…
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Vedda flint & steel fire making
Village and Rock Veddas have used flint and steel to produce fires since the end of the 19th century. My…
Feral donkey trails leading to water
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, many draught animals were released in the wild…
Top 10 rare snakes of Southern Africa
We often get asked what the rarest snakes in southern Africa are. This is hard to quantify, as some species…
Stingless bee honey collected by Hadza people
The Hadzabe people eagerly collect stingless bee honey all year long. They do this destructively by cutting open the hives…
Basket fish traps at the seashores of Eastern Africa
Large basket fish traps, with a hexagonal shape and one inverted end, are typically used in Zanzibar and are called…
Bamboo rat for dinner
Bamboo rats are a common rodent in bamboo thickets in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam. Hmong tribal people in remote…
Fruits eaten by Hadzabe people
Besides honey, meat, Baobab fruits, and tubers, berries are one of the significant food classes that the Hadzabe people eat.…
Smoked oysters from the rocks
In the spring of 2025, I traveled to Western Australia to document local survival techniques used by Indigenous people. Across…
Beach huts of Zanzibar
Traditionally, the beach huts of Zanzibar are often simple thatched structures made from coconut palm leaves, mangrove poles, and coral…
Determining cardinal points by trees
Determining cardinal points by trees in Southern African savannas (Southern Hemisphere) is a standard procedure. It is helpful in case…
Hadzabe footwear
Hadzabe people use footwear to protect their feet in their living areas. They need adequate foot protection against thorns, sharp…
Datoga spears
These spears have a long history but were replaced for hunting by bows and arrows in modern times. Nowadays, their…
White Ginger Lily for cleaning hands
White Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig) belongs to the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) botanical family. Mentawai people use the crushed stem…
White-spotted hermit crabs
While beachcombing in the lagoons of Zanzibar, we found a White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) housing itself in a Fusinus…
