B.C.E (Before the Christian Era)
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade (500 BCE-1800 AD)
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade was the major economic and cultural exchange between North Africa and West Africa, beginning...
Early Migration Out of Africa (70,000 B.C.E to 50,000 B.C.E)
Africa, the cradle of humanity, is significant in our collective history. It was here that Homo sapiens first evolved, and...
Olduvai Gorge (ca. 1,500,000 B.C.E)
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 B.C.E.)
Kandake Amanirenas was a queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush who was best known for skillfully defending her...
Greece and Egypt (ca. 550 A.D.) : 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...
