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Ancient wooden structure found in Africa predates humans

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at Kalambo Falls in Zambia, unearthing what is now considered the world’s ...
Artnet

Archaeologists Have Found Traces of Beeswax in Ancient African Pots, Suggesting It Was Used as a Sweetener 3,500 Years Ago

Honey was the first sweetener used by humankind—and thanks to a new discovery, we now have proof that ancient people in sub-Saharan African were eating it as early as 3,500 years ago. Archaeologists ...

AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

Traditionally, paleoanthropologists believed that Homo habilis, as the earliest big-brained humans, was responsible for the earliest sites with tools. The idea has been that Homo habilis was the ...
Nature

A rare look at ancient African societies

A team of researchers from the US and Africa have studied African ancient DNA samples that go back ~18,000 years, shedding new light on the population history of sub-Saharan Africa. The study, ...
AllAfrica

South Africa: Fading Footprints - - Ancient South African Culture Found Hiding in Plain Sight

The book Fading Footprints: In Search of South Africa's First People begins with a death notice from 1913 - a woman called Meitjie Streep, described as "Bushman", dying of "senile decay" in Kenhardt - ...
Foreign Affairs

Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE

Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ancient-africa-global-history-300-cehttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ancient-africa-global-history-300-ce ...
IFLScience

Largest Analysis Of Ancient African DNA Reveals Origin Myth Was True All Along

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
The Nation Newspaper

Six ancient African nations that shaped the World

Africa is home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations—nations whose histories span thousands of years, built on foundations of resilience, innovation, and cultural depth. These civilizations have ...