
On the Cape Coast of South Africa, a cemented sand sculpture supposedly discovered in Pleistocene aeolianite deposits depicts something resembling a sting ray without the tail. The sand sculpture portraying the image of a stingray on South Africa’s coast is one of the earliest examples of humans carving images of other animals. Since 2008, The Conversation research team has been studying this area and fossilized tracks have been found for large Pleistocene animals such as lions, rhinoceros, elephants, giant buffaloes, and crocodiles, as well as hominin footprints.