Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Volubilis is considered one of the most significant and well-preserved Roman ...

“The current sample of ancient genomes in Africa is still very small ... What other stories in human history have just been completely changed by our modern world?” Sophie Fessl is a freelance science ...

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from ... The route taken by traders of the Maghreb to Ghana started in North Africa in Tahert, coming down through Sjilmasa in Southern Morocco.

The remains of a long-lost society have been unearthed in Morocco, in a discovery that could rewrite the ancient history of ...

In 2010, he received his PhD in Egyptology and came to William & Mary to teach and research the ancient, medieval, and modern histories of Africa and the African diaspora, as well as the history of ...

Traditional beekeeping in Africa is a cultural treasure under threat from climate change, habitat loss, and competition from ...

A 7,000-year-old femur bone belonging to an antelope, discovered in a South African cave, has revealed the earliest confirmed use of a multi-component arrow poison. Three modified bone arrowheads were ...

With such a significant history, South Africa is home to many ancient archaeological sites to visit. The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located on the border between Botswana and Namibia.

Ancient Egyptians were especially devoted ... is often referred to as the most beautiful woman in history. Better known as African red tea, Rooibos is a plant found exclusively in South Africa.

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing the opulence surrounding the King ...