We had heard of an ancient astronomy site in this region made up of basalt pillars that were magnetic, so needed to be remeasured using something other than compasses.

Date 1971 Call number DT14 .B74X DT14.B74X Type Books Juvenile literature Juvenile works Physical description xiii, 340 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm Place Africa Data Source Smithsonian Libraries ...

Although the ancient civilizations of the Horn of Africa have remained on the periphery of research compared to other contemporaneous powers, the region teems with archaeological sites.

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 ...

Africa's incredible ancient city that's over 2,000 years old and abandoned for 700 years Volubilis in Morocco is a breathtaking ancient Roman city frozen in time.

Ancient sheep, goat and cattle herders made Africa their home by hooking up with the continent’s native hunter-gatherers, a study suggests. DNA analysis shows that African herders and foragers ...

Scientists have way more DNA from ancient Europeans than Africans. Now analysis of a genome from nearly 20,000 years ago is answering questions about the continent’s past.

This is the first time researchers have done an in-depth analysis of ancient DNA from western Central Africa.

To make sense of this paradox, the researchers carried out a large-scale comparison of all the ancient African DNA gathered so far, along with living people from across Africa and beyond.