A Christian Church Was Built Around a Mysterious Life-Size Figure in Ancient Sudan
On a granite hill overlooking the Nile’s Third Cataract in northern Sudan, archaeologists are reconstructing the history of a remarkable site. At its center stands…
African archaeology
Satellite Images Reveal 260 Unknown Monumental Tombs in Africa’s Atbai Desert
Between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea, hundreds of monumental tombs in the Atbai Desert have endured for millennia in a landscape often treated…
Pirate Shipwreck Gold Study Reveals West African Trade Was Never “Adulterated”
A 300-Year-Old Shipwreck Challenges a Persistent Myth For centuries, European traders claimed that West African gold was unreliable—deliberately diluted to deceive buyers.A new scientific study…
4,000-Year-Old Kerma Period Burial Discovered in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert
A 4,000-year-old grave uncovered in Sudan’s remote Bayuda Desert is offering new insights into Kerma burial customs and the region’s ancient environment. The discovery, made…
Africa’s Oldest Cremation Forces a Rethink of Early Hunter-Gatherer Rituals
Archaeologists working in northern Malawi have identified what is now considered Africa’s oldest known intentional human cremation, dating to around 9,500 years ago. The discovery,…