Reclaiming Heritage: Dinknesh and Sarah Baartman
23 Oct 2024, 13:56 GMT
Topic: Podcasts
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/reclaiming-heritage-dinknesh-and-sarah-baartman/audio-70580309?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss
One of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, colloquially known as Dinknesh, or "Lucy," has intrigued paleontologists for decades. But her name is also a point of pride for Ethiopians. Meanwhile Laila narrates how fascination and racist attitudes around Sarah Baartman resulted in a harrowing, cautionary tale of human exploitation.