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Ancient places can be found all over Africa. Their fascinating histories and impressive artifacts open intriguing glimpses to times past, and open up a window on African history. Visiting such historical places in Africa can be an unforgettable experience.

Science is constantly discovering new archaeological places and uncovering more evidence into what we once thought we knew about our history, therefore offering new pieces to the ever changing puzzle of humanity’s past and altering how we interpret it. This section will present ancient African history articles, highlighting the most interesting archaeological sites all over Africa, as well as new discoveries of ancient places that are worth paying a visit.

Bom Jesus, the Diamond Shipwreck
8 June, 2014 - 00:53 dhwty

The Misfortune of the Bom Jesus, the Diamond Shipwreck

The so-called Age of Discovery in Europe began in the early 15 th century, and produced numerous well-known explorers such as Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and Christopher Columbus. But there...
Pyramids - Orion
26 May, 2014 - 23:34 garydavid

Mirrors of Orion: Star Knowledge of the Ancient World – An Introduction

Egypt is the image of the heavens, and the whole Cosmos dwells here, in this its sanctuary— but the gods will desert the earth and return to heaven abandoning this land that was once the home of...
Senegambian Stone Circles
18 May, 2014 - 12:10 dhwty

The incredible Senegambian Stone Circles

Throughout human history, mankind has been passionate about building impressive monuments. Very often, this is achieved by building something that is the largest, highest, longest, most expensive,...
Pharos of Alexandria
18 April, 2014 - 23:54 dhwty

The great Pharos of Alexandria

As a saviour of Greeks, this watchman of Pharos, O Lord Proteus, was erected by Sostratus, son of Dexiphanes, from Cnidus. For in Egypt there are no lookout posts on a mountain, as in the islands,...
Queen Ankhesenamun
13 April, 2014 - 13:46 aprilholloway

The tragedy of Queen Ankhesenamun, sister and wife of Tutankhamun

Everyone has heard of the famous boy king, Tutankhamun , but the name of his beloved sister and wife Ankhesenamun is rarely uttered. The tragic life of Ankhesenamun was well documented in the ancient...
Photo of a relief-section of hieroglyphs in the great temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel
2 April, 2014 - 02:20 aprilholloway

Unravelling the literacy of the Egyptian Pharaohs

It is well known that only about one percent of ancient Egyptians mastered the difficult art of reading and writing hieroglyphics. But there is little information about the education of royal...
The ancient system of government in the land of the Pharaohs
1 April, 2014 - 03:02 dhwty

The ancient system of government in the land of the Pharaohs

A discussion of ancient Egyptian government and administrative structures cannot be conducted in the same fashion as discussion about modern governments. This is simply due to the fact that the...
Tassili n'Ajjer Rock Art
25 March, 2014 - 01:18 aprilholloway

15,000 artworks over ten millennia reveal the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara

Tassili n'Ajjer has been described as the finest prehistoric open-air museum in the world. Set in a vast plateau in the south-east of the Algerian Sahara at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, and...
Imhotep Tomb Saqqara
23 March, 2014 - 11:55 dhwty

The Lost Tomb of Imhotep?

One of the more terrifying films that I remember watching as a child was Stephen Sommers’, The Mummy (1999). In that film, the main antagonist was a character called Imhotep, who was the high priest...
Madagascar dance with the dead
15 February, 2014 - 22:38 aprilholloway

Turning of the bones and the Madagascar dance with the dead

The Malagasy people of Madagascar have built a way of life around death – during the dry winter months, famadihana ceremonies, known as “the turning of the bones”, take place around various towns and...
Pyramids Explosion
21 January, 2014 - 09:05 stephenm

Was There An Explosion In The Great Pyramid In Antiquity?

With recent discoveries of “new” spaces or chambers behind the so-called “Gantenbrink’s Door” in the Southern Shaft and another “door’ in the Northern Shaft of the Queen’s Chamber in the Great...
Egypt Khemitology
17 January, 2014 - 09:37 brien

The Hidden History Of Egypt: Khemitology

Egypt is currently in the news, and not for the most pleasant of reasons. Political disturbances are being felt in isolated pockets of the country, yet are clearly overblown by western media, and...
Gebel Ramlah
5 January, 2014 - 23:08 aprilholloway

The poignant discovery of a 6,500-year-old child mother and her infant

A team of Polish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Neolithic burial ground containing the remains of dozens of children and infants in the region Gebel Ramlah, located in the southern part of...
Khemitology - Egypt
10 October, 2013 - 11:57 ancient-origins

Khemitology- An Alternative Perspective on Ancient Egypt - Part 2

The ancient Egyptians revered the star Sirius as a giver of life, as it always reappeared at the time of the annual flooding of the Nile. When Sirius sank in the west and disappeared from the night...
Khemitology - Egypt
9 October, 2013 - 13:42 ancient-origins

Khemitology- An Alternative Perspective on Ancient Egypt - Part 1

Renowned Indigenous Wisdom Keeper, Abd’el Hakim Awyan (1926-2008) , developed the discipline of Khemitology (with the assistance of longtime student, Stephen Mehler) , to address the study of ancient...
Pharaoh Mask Egypt
23 June, 2013 - 11:54 Willem Witteveen

The Crowns of the Pharaohs

In Ancient Egypt, the gods and kings (pharaohs) were depicted with a crown, which, according to Egyptologists, were also taken into the grave for the afterlife. These crowns however have never...
The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation
20 June, 2013 - 13:19 Willem Witteveen

The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 4: Fire Element

Dr. Andrija K. Puharich, born in 1918 in Chicago, was a physician, inventor and parapsychologist and has many patents of inventions in the medical field to his name. Andrija Puharich had great...
The Great Pyramid of Giza monument of creation
19 June, 2013 - 05:30 Willem Witteveen

The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 3: Air Element

Sound is defined as a vibration of the element of Air or a small change in air pressure, which is propagated through the medium of air. The number of vibrations or changes in air pressure, per unit...
Great Pyramid of Giza - monument of creation
18 June, 2013 - 05:49 Willem Witteveen

The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 2: Water Element

The Sphinx is not a mythical creature from Egyptian mythology and no half man/half lion, but a lying, guardian lion who was worshiped. At the time of the life-giving floods of the Nile, the Sun and...
Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation
17 June, 2013 - 13:25 Willem Witteveen

The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 1: Earth

The four elements Earth, Water, Air and Fire are decoded in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Each of the elements represents a part of our creation in which the divine is represented by the overarching...
Great Pyramids - Egypt
16 February, 2013 - 12:42 aprilholloway

Great Pyramids - Egypt

When you say the word pyramid, Egypt immediately comes to mind. Of the 138 pyramids identified in Egypt—many of which are world-renowned pyramids —the three pyramids of Giza are certainly at the top...

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