How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

How the Swastika, an Ancient Symbol of Good Fortune Used Around the World, Became the Nazi Logo Archaeologists have found the distinctive design on artifacts from India, Europe, Africa, China and ...

As she told The Guardian, she sees in these cave etchings direct echoes back to still more ancient symbols — including an 'open-angle' symbol seen carved into Blombos cave in South Africa, where ...

A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the ...

Ancient DNA from South Africa rock shelter reveals the same human population stayed there for 9,000 years. News. By Stephan Schiffels, Joscha Gretzinger, Victoria Gibbon published 6 October 2024 ...

A wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has been making waves on social media. "We've grown up being told that Africans didn't know how to read and write ...