The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...

Many ancient civilisations have emerged throughout the African continent's history, laying the groundwork for contemporary ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

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 artwork ...

South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, home to early human fossils, reopened after three years, offering tourists a chance to ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, ...

Today, the Sahara Desert is a hot and dry belt of sand stretching across much of northern Africa. But between 15,000 and 5,000 years ago it would have been full of rivers, plants and people. New ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny ...

One way to find out more about a population's history is by studying their genes. This also informs medical research. African populations remain underrepresented in genomic studies. Only about 1.1 ...