Ancient Greek astronomers likely observed Uranus as a star, but limited tools and geocentric views kept them from recognizing ...

But many ancient societies kept time by tracking ... with pyramids and the historic cultures in North Africa,” Higginbottom tells Astronomy. But that fascination has waned over time.

Millions of years ago, ancient humans living on the African savanna likely gazed up ... “This was the dawn of observational astronomy,” J. McKim Malville, a professor emeritus at the ...

The exhibit showcases ancient and contemporary African art that was inspired by the sun, moon and stars. This gallery explores some of the highlights of the exhibit. Above: Untitled by Gavin ...

Unesco-listed fortified town in northwest Africa fights to preserve buildings and medieval books about science, astronomy and ...

Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with ...

“One way to do that is to make it very clear that Black people, African Americans, and ancient Africans before the slave trade contributed so much to astronomy.” ...

Slowly, scholars are putting together a picture of Egyptian astronomy. The god Sah has been ... with each other and didn't match the ancient Egyptian texts. Carved onto the walls of the pyramids ...

"This [study] is a new way to look at the sky goddess and at the way astronomy may have been used by the ancient Egyptians," Graur told Newsweek. The Egyptians had an advanced understanding of ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny ...

Construction to start at South Africa's SKA site 133 dishes to be added to precursor MeerKAT Co-host Australia holds similar ceremony CARNARVON, South Africa, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South African ...

A new four-part lecture series focusing on ancient astronomy kicks off next weekend at the St. Joseph Public Library. Dr. Jay Lemanski hosts the talks, which begin with a 1 p.m. presentation ...