Abidemi Babalola, the US-based scholar, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize for his archaeology work on stone bead making.

Beadwork is also finding its way into home decor items like wall hangings, cushions, and tableware. These pieces lend a hint ...

The artist creates a dynamic conversation between the museum’s historic art and architecture and the fluidity of contemporary ...

Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...

In South Africa's Karoo region, a university student's exploration led to the discovery of Peripatopsis barnardi, a new ...

But the project also conjures a sense of magic in the familiar: To travel thousands of years back into history ... a beach in the savannas of ancient Dejope. “No one does this,” says Amy ...

the combination of this site’s age and location serve as a powerful reminder that the evolution of modern humans was likely more ancient, and more dispersed across Africa, than previous ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

We looked at fossil teeth from hominins (humans and our closest extinct relatives) from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, where we ...

New DNA evidence from nine prehistoric skeletons in South Africa challenges long-held beliefs about how early human ...

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.