How we know that ancient African people valued fossils and rocks
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

It`s been nearly 50 years since geologist and author Dorothy Vitaliano coined the term `geomythology`. This refers to the study of oral traditions from around the world that explain geological and other natural phenomena through metaphor and myth. Geomythology also involves investigating how pre-scientific cultures interpreted the geological and fossil phenomena they encountered in the world around them.