Those living in this ancient capital enjoyed immense wealth thanks to Carthage’s exploitation of the silver mines of North Africa and southern Spain. According to UNESCO: “From the 6th century ...

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... The route taken by traders of the Maghreb to Ghana would have started in North Africa in Tahert, sweeping down through Sijilimasa in Southern ...

An archaeological disscovery has shed light on the ingenuity of Ptolemais's ancient inhabitants and offers a glimpse into ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Ancient DNA dating to between 16,000–18,000 years ago—the oldest human DNA to be extracted in Africa so far—reveals that populations of ...