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Modern Humans Emerged More than 300,000 Years Ago New Study Suggests
... Incompatible Y Chromosome Map showing the localization of Niger Congo subgroups and important single languages of that ...
ancient-origins - 29/09/2017 - 01:52
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Modern Hindus Forbidden From Eating Beef But Ancient Hindus Ate the Sacred Cow
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The Highly Advanced and Mysterious Ancient Civilization of the Nok
The remarkable civilization of the Nok was first discovered in 1928 when a wealth of unique terracotta artifacts was unearthed by tin miners in the southern part of Kaduna state in central Nigeria. Since then, extensive archaeological excavations and research into the Nok have revealed that they may have been one of the first complex civilizations in West Africa, existing from at least 900 BC until their mysterious disappearance in around 200 AD.
Joanna Gillan - 05/03/2023 - 21:53
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Israeli town of Yavneh had thriving drug culture 3,000 years ago
... light on drug culture in Tiwanaku, Bolivia Hyoscyamus niger plant ( Wikimedia Commons ) Dr Devori Namdar of the ...
Joanna Gillan - 05/09/2018 - 16:47
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Glass Beads Help to Map Unknown Medieval African Trade Routes
... centers located at the edge of the Sahara along the Niger River and in current southern Mauretania.” Terracotta ... trade routes “linking the cities located along the Niger River and in southern Mauretania to the Mediterranean ...
Alicia McDermott - 04/12/2020 - 13:56
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The Ancient Tuareg: “Free Men” of the Sahara Desert
... southwest. By the 11th century, they had arrived in Niger and were recorded to have even founded the city of ... decades. This rebellion was also underway in neighboring Niger, where initial efforts to integrate Tuareg into the new ... four million, with their largest community situated in Niger. Top image: Tuareg man with his traditional tagelmust ...
dhwty - 14/11/2023 - 13:58
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Mansa Musa: The Richest Man in History
... the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal – an empire over 2,000 miles ...
Kerry Sullivan - 07/01/2021 - 21:17
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Did West Africans live in Four Corners Region of the United States from 12th Century?
... must have been immense, because the average boat on the Niger, in the 1500's A.D., could carry 80 men. This means ... left the city of Niani, by canoe and traveled down the Niger to the Gulf of Guinea. From here the expeditionary ...
Clyde Winters - 03/07/2016 - 00:57
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Sundiata Keita: The Lion King of Mali
... is said to have been located in the upper reaches of the Niger River , in the north-western corner of the country ... the southern edge of the Sahara , to the Great Bend of the Niger river in the east, west to the Senegal River, and south ...
dhwty - 26/04/2019 - 22:59
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When Salt Was Traded for Gold: The Salt Trade of West Africa that Built Kingdoms and Spread Culture
... salt trade routes circa 1400 with the modern territory of Niger highlighted. (T L Miles / Public Domain ) Lastly, it ...
dhwty - 28/04/2019 - 14:00
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New Necropolis Containing at Least Seventeen Mummies Unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered nearly 20 mummies in a complex of catacombs in Minya province, south of Cairo. The ancient artifacts were reportedly found at the Tuna Al-Gabal site at the city in Upper Egypt and it is believed that they date from the Late Period.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 14/05/2017 - 04:16
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For Pain or Pleasure? Poisonous Plant Henbane Used by the Romans
... , which is also known by the scientific name Hyoscyamus niger , is a highly poisonous plant that can have either ...
Nathan Falde - 08/02/2024 - 00:00
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Genghis Khan Not the Only Genes in Town - Genetic Founding Fathers of Asia were Mystery Men
Genghis Khan was not just an infamously ruthless warrior, and founder of the largest contiguous empire in history, but was also a prolific father as well, siring so many children that now 0.5 percent of the male population around the world are reportedly directly descendant from him.
lizleafloor - 29/01/2015 - 22:12
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Sea-Farers from the Levant: Do Ancient Inscriptions Rewrite History of the Americas? - Part 2
... West Africa was via the city of Niani (Niamey), down the Niger River to the Gulf of Guinea and then to the Americas ... Atlantic Ocean, enters the Gulf of Guinea close to the Niger River Delta! Is this an invisible thread inexorably ...
William James Veall - 19/05/2015 - 03:50
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How the most important plant for Prehistoric Man migrated across the planet
The bottle gourd, otherwise known as the calabash plant, was prehistoric man’s most useful plant. It is believed to be the first cultivated plant in the world, and may have been domesticated even earlier than food crops and livestock. Its’ hard-skinned fruit was used to make water bottles, spoons, pipes, containers, musical instruments, and ornaments. They were also used to make pontoons in ancient Egypt, swimming aids by the Romans, birdhouses by Native Americans, and more recently as motorcycle helmets in Nigeria.
aprilholloway - 16/02/2014 - 23:19
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The British Museum Distorts History and Denies its Racist Past
Thomas Melin/ University of Gothenburg
The British Museum in London is rewriting history to appear in a better light and defend itself against demands to return objects to their countries of origin. This is the conclusion of a new PhD thesis in archaeology from the University of Gothenburg.
ancient-origins - 19/09/2016 - 03:45
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15,000 artworks over ten millennia reveal the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara
... south-east of the Algerian Sahara at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, and covering an area of 72,000 square ...
aprilholloway - 25/03/2014 - 01:18
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Dinosaur-Eating Galloping Crocodiles Once Existed in the Sahara Desert
... several partial skeletons dating back 110 million years in Niger . With a head as big as Sereno was tall, the team ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 11/09/2022 - 22:55
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How Did the Songhai Empire Dominate West Africa?
... rise in status, along with its strategic location on the Niger River, soon turned the city into an important trade ...
dhwty - 26/04/2019 - 01:53
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The British Museum is Full of Stolen Artifacts (Video)
The British Museum, the world's largest world history museum, houses over 8 million cultural and historical artifacts from around the world. However, nearly half of the highlighted pieces face ownership disputes. The museum's collection is intertwined with the expansion of the British Empire, which acquired resources and artifacts from various countries.
Robbie Mitchell - 26/06/2023 - 20:59