Krista writes, “I am studying physical anthropology- paleoanthropology to be exact- and I have two South African rock art tattoos that I got after doing fieldwork over there.” This one she describes as a “San shaman piece with humans transitioning in and out of bovid (impala, etc.) forms.”
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Originally published June 24, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.