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Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.
Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of ...
Nestled in the heart of Footscray in Melbourne's inner-west sits a trove of African art, literature and history. Its founder ...
Sitting at a cultural crossroads between Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Marrakech has always been an incubator of ...
A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the artwork ...
Testimony of this ‘green Sahara’ can be found in desert rock art depicting hippopotamuses ... This is remarkable preservation; most ancient African genomes come from people who lived in ...
Just outside the city of Masvingo in southern Zimbabwe lie the majestic ruins of Great Zimbabwe—an ancient city whose ... The origins of Great Zimbabwe in Africa trace back to the Gokomere ...
Objects integral to daily African life —from snuff bowls ... on display include angler equipment, boat models, ancient buoys from Peru, and art that relates to the world of fishermen, fishing ...
Beadwork is central to her pieces, combining this heritage with the aesthetic of contemporary South African art jewellery ... taking it back to ancient techniques, while giving it new aesthetics.
Who stole your motorcycle? Who has bewitched the kids? Spiders and crabs are still used to decode the past and read the ...
NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Art Museum has unveiled ... cultural heritage such as Ibrahim Said's African-inspired ceramics and Don Reitz's nod to ancient civilizations. Standard-Times staff ...