The Rise of Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom, also called the Zulu Empire, was a Southern African state in what is now South Africa. During and after the Anglo-Zulu War, the small kingdom gained world…
Mauritania: Oldest “Large Stone Village”?
Archeologists have discovered “large stone villages” in the Tichitt-Walata Region of Mauritania dating from 1100 BC. The villages consisted of approximately circular interlinked streets. Dhar Tichitt is in the southwestern…
Africans cultivated crops 12,000 years ago, the first known advances in agriculture
The discovery by Professor Fred Wendorf of barley, capers, chickpeas, dates, legumes and wheat cultivated in the west of Egypt. Old African tools have also been recovered. Grindstones, cooking stones…
5 African civilizations that were as awesome as ancient Egypt
This was first discovered in 1928 when some unique terracotta artefacts were unearthed by tin miners in the southern part of Kaduna state in central Nigeria. Further research into the…
The Hamar, untouched tribe from “never colonized” country, Ethiopia
No European power ever colonized Ethiopia. The country of Ethiopia is the oldest sovereign state in Africa, and one of two African countries that avoided colonial rule. Cultures of The Hamar…
How Sierra Leone came to have its name
Sierra Leone has the unique history of being the only former British colony in Africa that was actually founded in tune with the British settling emancipated Blacks in the UK…
A look at Namibia’s iconic Skeleton Coast with the remains of over 500 ships
Situated on Namibia’s remote western coastline is the haunting Skeleton Coast. It derives its name from the animal bones scattered across its endless strands and the hundreds of ships that…
The ancient name for Africa was “Alkebulan” meaning “mother of mankind”
The name Africa is a phenomenon. Home to 1.216 billion people, the world’s second-largest population and 2nd largest continent after Asia. Africa is a renowned name that has traveled way…
Thebes, Egypt was once the largest city in the world in about 1500 BC
At the height of Ancient Egypt, its bustling capital was Thebes, 419 miles south of Cairo where the modern settlement of Luxor now stands. Known to the Egyptians as Wase…
African women’s hairstyles played significant role in the Ancient Africa
Hair has played an important role in the history of ancient African lifeforms. Their family, social class, beliefs, tribe, and marital status symbolized their context. Various tribes used hair as…
The Great Kingdom of Zimbabwe [1220 to 1450]
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe which is best remembered for Great Zimbabwe was one of the great African Empires. The kingdom existed from 1220 to 1450. The region of Zimbabwe was…
The Ancient Egyptians were writing around 3100BC
Ancient Egyptian writing is known as hieroglyphics and formed somewhere before the Early Dynastic Period. The idea of the written word was first created in Mesopotamia and spread through trade…
Incredible dental work found on a 4,000-year-old mummy of Ancient Egypt
Dentistry, in some form or another, has been practiced for at least 9,000 years, although tooth extraction and remedies for tooth aches probably go back much further. The study of…
African women warriors from Dahomey Kingdom (17th century) that inspired Black Panther
Share Messenger Whatsapp Tweet On the Coast of West Africa, the Dahomey Kingdom (1625 -1894) was home to the only appointed elite female warrior troop in history. In what is now modern day…
How ancient African societies used social distancing to manage pandemics
Every so often, a pandemic emerges that dramatically alters human society. The Black Death (1347-1351) was one; the Spanish flu of 1918 was another. Now there’s Covid-19. Archaeologists have long…