Long before modern borders, ancient builders in West Africa raised hundreds of stone circles across the region. Often ...

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, ...

Once upon a time, the mighty Asiatic lion ruled vast stretches of Asia, from the Middle East all the way to Bengal. Now, if ...

The depth of the writer’s commitment is tested when he meets with a Southern Californian tattooist proficient in ancient ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

Songlines Encounters is your round-the-world ticket to great world music and performances, a chance to travel widely in music and culture without the burden of check-ins, passport control, flight ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

Why Sudan’s Remarkable Ancient Civilization Has Been Overlooked by History The African nation’s pyramids and other archaeological sites are only now emerging from the shadow of its more ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.

One of the most significant African museum openings of 2024 was the Musée des Rois Bamoun, or Museum of the Bamoun Kings, in Foumban, Cameroon. Housing over 10,000 objects, it offers more than ...