African Cultural Heritage
Great Pyramid of Giza
Largest & most famous Egyptian pyramid; oldest of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Originally 146.6 meters tall, the tallest …
View DetailsIron Smelting Sites in Zanzibar and Pemba
Archaeological sites on Unguja Ukuu, Tumbe (Zanzibar), and Chwaka (Pemba Island) that reveal ironworking practices of Swahili communities. Studies show …
View DetailsIshango Bone
A baboon fibula with quartz, approximately 10 cm long, engraved with notches in three columns. Believed to have been used …
View DetailsIfe Bronzes
Collection of naturalistic brass and copper sculptures and heads created by Yoruba people of ancient Ife (Nigeria). Renowned for intricate …
View DetailsSouthern Africa's Copper ingots
Southern Africa has rich copper ore deposits exploited by precolonial populations to manufacture various copper ingots (rectangular, fishtail, croisette). Ingots …
View DetailsThe Nubian Pyramids
Series of pyramidal structures built by rulers of ancient Kushite kingdoms in Nubia (present-day northern Sudan). Served as tombs for …
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