B.C.E (Before the Christian Era)
Olduvai Gorge
The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is a paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti Plain, near northern Tanzania, in East...
The Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA) is the African continent’s easternmost peninsula. The English name for the region derives from the...
Taharqa (?-664 B.C.E.)
Both a pharaoh of Egypt and a king of Kush (in present-day Sudan), Taharqa (meaning “young man” or “young warrior”)...
Kandake Amanirenas (?-10 BC)
Kandake Amanirenas was a queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush who was best known for skillfully defending her...
Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
In the following article Mediterranean Antiquities historians Carol Thomas and David Coblentz, use an African-headed Greek coin to explore the...
Ile Ife, Nigeria (ca. 500 B.C.E.- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ile Ife, or Ife, is an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria famous for its art. Between 700 and...
25th Dynasty, Ancient Egypt (ca. 746 BC to 653 BC)
The 25th Dynasty refers to the kings of Kush (which included Nubia) who ruled all or part of Egypt from...
Ancient Nubia (ca. 5000 BC-500 AD)
The ancient land of Nubia stretched from the Middle and Upper Nile River Valley, from the First cataract of the...
Rift Valley in East Africa
Site of some of the oldest hominid fossils, The Great Rift Valley in East Africa refers to a massive land depression,...
