The Foundation of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Here's something that might surprise you: ancient Egyptians called the river ...

Africa is home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations—nations whose histories span thousands of years, built on foundations of resilience, innovation, and cultural depth. These civilizations have ...

Researchers have revealed an ancient town in Ethiopia belonging to one of the ancient world's major powers. The settlement, known as Beta Samati, once formed part of the Aksumite Empire—one of ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Reviewed by Thomas Fuller in Journal of African studies (Los Angeles) 2 (1) spring 1975, pages 118-129 (DT1.J8585 AFA) ANAC copy 39088008591919 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, From ...

AFA copy 39088019753995 gift from Janet Stanley. Summary Since the beginning of time, Africa's been inhabited by humans. As one of the oldest civilizations, it is suspected that mankind first ...

As the cradle of democracy, rational philosophy and theater, Greece laid the foundations of Western thought. It influenced ...

Researchers excavated 22 white calcite crystals and fragments of ostrich eggshell, thought to have been used as water containers, from deposits dated to 105,000 years ago at Ga-Mohana Hill North ...