In West African religions, iron is a symbol associated with Ogun, the god of war, authority, iron, warriors and blacksmiths. The sphinx is a mythological creature from Ancient Egypt who had the ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered rare artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, revealing a glimpse ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just ... Today, the Levant region encompasses the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia – so naturally, it was ...

Among nomadic tribes, owning a flock of cows was not the only symbol of wealth. Authentic African art and African wooden headrests and neck rests are often additional, supportive indices of status.

but also used symbols, perhaps for mortuary reasons. The evidence—found in the extensive Rising Star cave system in South Africa where the species was first identified 10 years ago—precedes ...

Second, other inferences from symbols and writing on the walls showed ... Until more art or relevant archaeological evidence turns up for ancient African and Asian influences in Madagascar ...