Pottery vessels recovered from Old Kingdom rock-cut tombs at Qubbat El Hawa in Aswan, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Culture Archaeologists have uncovered […]
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World’s Oldest Arrow Poison Found in Africa, Dating Back 60,000 Years
Microlith 001 showing the reddish poisonous adhesive residue still adhering to the dorsal backed portion of the tool. Credit: Sven Isaksson / […]
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773,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Show Homo Sapiens Lineage Present in Africa
The mandible ThI-GH-1 from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco, dated to about 773,000 years ago. Credit: Jean-Jacques Hublin et al. / CC […]
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World’s Oldest Adult Cremation Found in Africa, Dating Back 9,500 Years
Reconstruction of the cremation ritual. Credit: Jessica I. Cerezo-Román / CC BY-NC 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered what they describe as the world’s […]
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Africa Splits Apart Forming a New Ocean Faster Than Predicted
An artificial rendering of the Albertine Rift, which forms the western branch of the East African Rift. Credit: Christoph Hormann / CC […]
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The Greek Island Pioneers Who Dug the Suez Canal
The dredging of the Suez Canal from 1880. Credit: Tropen Museum/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The “new” Suez Canal, which was officially inaugurated on […]
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The Spooky Ghost Town Where Diamond Mining Once Thrived
Kolmanskop was the epicenter of the diamond rush in the early 20th century. Credit: SkyPixels , CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia Kolmanskop, a once-thriving […]
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Strongman Pulls 700-Ton Ship With His Teeth in Record Attempt
A man from Egypt attempted to pull a 700-ton ship with his teeth. Credit: GreekReporter Archive An Egyptian man attempted to break […]
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George Stravelakis: The Enslaved Greek who Became Ruler of Tunisia
George Stravelakis: The Enslaved Greek who Became Ruler of Tunisia. Credit: Wikipedia commons George Stravelakis, sometimes called “Halkias,” was an enslaved Greek […]
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Rare 9,000-Year-Old Finds Shed Light on West Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers
Excavation of the quartz knapping workshop. Credit: Pruvost C. et al / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered 9,000-year-old artifacts in Senegal […]