Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

There are degrees of poverty Crossing the border from Uganda to South Sudan reveals such a difference In April, Texans on ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how ... the entire band of deserts that separate most of Africa from Eurasia—including the Sahara and deserts ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

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Although not central, it’s mentioned a number of times throughout the Bible, and it has been ruled by an incredibly huge variety of ancient and modern kingdoms. Ancient Egypt and modern Egypt; ancient ...

Over two dozen people who were allegedly part of a criminal group selling fake treasure maps were arrested after conning victims out of $1.32 million. Not only that, the suspects also buried fake, ...

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 ...