By: Frank Teichert: Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History   The Late Iron Age (approximately 900–1800 CE) in South Africa marked a period of significant technological and cultural evolution. Among the most transformative advancements was the mastery of iron smelting, which

By: Allan Sinclair: DITSONG: National Museum of Military History   When the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) was officially opened in August 1947, Field Marshal J. C. Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa at the time, referred to it as

By: Heidi Fourie: Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History   The coelacanth with Latin name Latimeria chalumnae was discovered by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer on 22 December 1938 while she worked as a curator at the East London Museum. The coelacanth first appeared