Storytelling has always been at the heart of African culture. Long before written records, African communities relied on oral traditions to pass down knowledge, values, and history from one generation ...

Long before colonial borders, Ghana stood as one of Africa’s earliest and most powerful kingdoms. This film explores how its ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

Sacramento City Unified plans to launch an African American studies program by 2027-28, expanding culturally relevant coursework and addressing systemic inequities.

A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana.

There was a reason Southern businessmen and thinkers were inspired by ancient Egypt: To them, it served as proof that all ...

What is lost are political structures, economic systems, and ruling elites. What persists - always - are the people and their informational legacy. Customs, tools, beliefs, and institutions integrate ...

A rare hyena wandering through the skeletal remains of a ghost town has earned South African wildlife photographer Wim van ...

A discovery in Turkey has suggested that ancient humans had a stronger concept of individual human identity and artistic realism much earlier than previously thought. Archaeologists working at ...

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Archaeology announced its important academic achievements over the past five years, enriching understanding of topics like the origins of Chinese ...