A new study has found that early humans were building and carefully maintaining grass beds inside a South African cave as far back as 200,000 years ago. The findings offer the most detailed microscopic look yet at how Stone...
Archaeologists have uncovered a detailed record of ancient rock paintings in Angola that spans thousands of years, revealing layers of human life ranging from Stone Age tool-makers to Iron Age blacksmiths and communities living through the colonial period.
A new...
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a purification priest of the Amun temple in Luxor, along with 10 wooden coffins hidden inside a nearby burial shaft. The finds emerged during the eighth excavation season at Dra Abu el-Naga...
Egyptian authorities on Thursday unveiled a rare plaster blocking wall linked to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun and reopened two restored New Kingdom tombs on the West Bank of Luxor.
The exhibition and restoration projects are part of Egypt’s wider...
The army chief of Uganda, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced this week that a DNA test revealed he is 14% Greek. He told followers on X that he had always believed he was related to Alexander the Great. He also said...
George Stravelakis, sometimes called "Halkias," was an enslaved Greek man from the island of Chios who rose to become the Prime Minister of Tunisia in the 1860s.
By Antonis Chaldeos
Stravelakis was born in 1817 on the island of Chios. During the...
A new study is offering rare insight into early human life in Ethiopia, East Africa, around 100,000 years ago, a critical period in human evolution. Researchers say the findings help explain how early Homo sapiens adapted to their environment...
Across the Mediterranean from Greece on the continent of Africa is the region of Nubia, an area that covers parts of what is now Upper Egypt and Sudan. This is where, in the days of antiquity, Greek warriors marched...
Researchers have deciphered ancient genomes from two women buried in the Green Sahara roughly 7,000 years ago, uncovering a previously unknown human lineage that remained deeply isolated across North Africa for thousands of years.
The study, led by Nada Salem...
New research on forests has revealed a surprising trend. While large parts of Africa are losing forest cover, some areas are showing signs of natural regrowth without large-scale tree planting, which is a climate hope for the continent.
The findings...
A fossilized egg containing a 250-million-year-old embryo has provided the first direct evidence that early mammal ancestors known as therapsids laid eggs, resolving a long-standing scientific debate.
Researchers say the specimen belongs to Lystrosaurus, a plant-eating animal that lived around...
A newly discovered set of 18-million-year-old ape fossils in Egypt is strengthening the case that all modern apes, including humans, trace their origins to Africa.
Researchers say the fossils point to the northern parts of the Afro-Arabian region as a...
A king long dismissed as myth, often compared to an ancient African 'King Arthur,' has been confirmed as a real historical figure after archaeologists in northern Sudan uncovered a royal decree bearing his name.
The document was found by a...
A newly identified 'magic mushroom' species from southern Africa is giving researchers a clearer view of the origins of one of the world’s best-known psychedelic fungi.
In a study published in "Proceedings of the Royal Society B," researchers reported that African...
Archaeologists have uncovered a new group of rock-cut tombs in the southern city of Aswan, Egypt, providing new insights into burial practices from the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), one of the earliest periods in ancient Egyptian history.
The discovery was announced...
