African Cultural Heritage
15 entries
Benin Bronzes
Several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of …
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Carbon Steel Artifacts
High-temperature furnaces (up to 1,800°C) used to smelt iron and produce high-quality steel with bellows …
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Great Pyramid of Giza
Largest & most famous Egyptian pyramid; oldest of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Originally …
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Ife Bronzes
Collection of naturalistic brass and copper sculptures and heads created by Yoruba people of ancient …
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Igbo-Ukwu archaeological sites
Sites in southeastern Nigeria renowned for extraordinary bronze artifacts (ritual vessels, regalia, jewelry, figurines). Demonstrate …
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Iron Smelting Sites in Zanzibar and Pemba
Archaeological sites on Unguja Ukuu, Tumbe (Zanzibar), and Chwaka (Pemba Island) that reveal ironworking practices …
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Ishango Bone
A baboon fibula with quartz, approximately 10 cm long, engraved with notches in three columns. …
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Nabta Playa
Ancient archaeological site in the Nubian Desert, southern Egypt. Once a large endorheic basin with …
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Nabta Playa Stone Circle
An ancient stone circle in the Nubian Desert, 700 miles south of the Great Pyramid …
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Southern Africa's Copper ingots
Southern Africa has rich copper ore deposits exploited by precolonial populations to manufacture various copper …
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Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
One of the largest and most significant temple complexes in ancient Egypt, located near Luxor. …
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
Immense stone structure on the Giza Plateau, largest and oldest of the three major pyramids …
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