Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

These are the first ancient DNA samples from sub-Saharan Africa that date to this period. The researchers also analyzed the genomes of three people who lived in the Holocene, the period that began ...

"Ancient Egypt was a Negro civilisation ... Cheikh Anta Diop argues that: As humankind began in East Africa it was likely that people were black skinned. People populated other continents by ...

Genomic analyses suggest that the majority of people living outside Africa today trace most ... hint that Homo sapiens may have interbred with other hominins in Africa. Comparing ancient DNA from ...

Ancient African civilizations are unique in how they interacted with the world around them and the artifacts they left behind. The Nok people of modern-day Nigeria created sophisticated terracotta ...

Ancient Egyptians were especially devoted ... has been used by the Khoi and San people of South Africa for skin care for ages. You might want to know that the Khoisan are known for their smooth ...

Africa’s Stone Age was also a Bone Age. Ancient Africans took bone tools to a new level around 90,000 years ago by making pointed knives out of animals’ ribs, scientists say. Before then ...

The ancient populations expanding out of ... Neanderthals — a signal that is still discernible today in people who are not of African descent. However, some of the ancient individuals ...