Archaeologists working at Tuna el-Gebel in Minya, Egypt, uncovered an extensive catacomb containing millions of mummified ...

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In the summer of 2020, an international team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist reported the discovery of the ...

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in the diaspora with African culture.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State yesterday urged African leaders to form a united continental front against human trafficking and ritual killings. He described human trafficking and ritual ...

Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practiced for as long as we can remember. These ...

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival of summer. Flames rise behind a performer at the Beltain Celtic Fire ...

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

A significant archaeological discovery in Lake Lednica, Poland, has unveiled a meticulously carved 1,000-year-old wooden face, offering rare insights into the spiritual and cultural dynamics of early ...

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