Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa’s archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist ...

As the world changes rapidly, new civilizations are emerging, particularly in Africa and Asia. Over the next few centuries, ...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the rich history of North Africa, spanning across five powerful nations: Egypt, ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats ...

In the grand narrative of human civilization, Africa has often been cast as a passive recipient of knowledge rather than a ...

While not ancient in the sense of millennia-old civilizations, it is the oldest modern independent African state, gaining independence in 1847.

The ancient African civilization of Djenne — in present-day Mali — is one of few urban ancient civilizations in human history.

Gates explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe and Benin City, whose wealth, art and industrious successes attracted new European interest and ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery has rewritten our understanding of early medieval England, revealing that two individuals buried in seventh-century cemeteries had recent West African ancesto ...

The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal genetic connections from the past.