A researcher has uncovered a set of historical records thought to have been lost during the Second World War, and the information contained in them has shed new light on an ancient people. Jenny ...

The construct of race was neither heard nor thought of during the two-thousand-year span included within the Saint Louis Art Museum’s presentation of “Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa.” And yet ...

A recent study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa explores new historical evidence of one of pre-colonial ...

Although undated, the archaeological context provides a reliable timeframe. Coins minted during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad IV (1623–1640) were found in the same room, placing their creation ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...

“New Perspectives on Ancient Nubia,” a virtual exhibition hosted by the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology at UC Berkeley, has taken strides to combat this issue. The exhibition, a website showcasing ...

The land of Nubia / Peter Lacovara -- The history of Nubia / Marjorie M. Fisher -- The early exploration and archaeology of Nubia / Peter Lacovara. Sidelight: the treasure of a Nubian queen / Peter ...

Papers originally presented at a workshop held at the Natural History Museum in London, August 29-30, 2012. ANTH copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of Jayne H. Plank. Sir ...

NASR AL-NUBA, Egypt (Reuters) - For half a century, Egypt's Nubians have patiently lobbied the government in Cairo for a return to their homelands on the banks of the upper Nile, desperate to reclaim ...