The genome, described in a study published in Nature, is the oldest DNA extracted from an Egyptian human to date, and the first entire genome sequenced from an ancient Egyptian. The man, whose ...

The African opportunity is being taken up by a relatively few Western companies. That has left a vacuum being filled by China ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool for stone toolmaking during the Middle Stone Age, demonstrating advanced ...

What was the geography of ancient Greece? According to current knowledge, 130 million years ago, fragments of the Earth tore away from Africa and collided with the ... which was used to ram into enemy ...

Do not miss: Chefchaouen, the "Blue Pearl" of Morocco, is tranquil and colourful. Located in the Rif mountains, the dazzling blue-rinsed facade of the medina was created by the city's Jewish ...

Diasporas are made of vast constellations of countless people, fused together through memory, meaning – and music ...

For centuries, the small Greek island of Kasos served as a hub for international trade, welcoming ships from around the world ...

How did the civilizations of North Africa connect with the rest of the continent in ancient and medieval times? This video ...