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1992 Nubian Exhibition __ Here you will find general information about ancient Nubia based on the Nubian Exhibition at the University of Chicago - photos - From University of chicago - http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NUB/NUBX92/NUBX92_brochure.html

Ancient Africa in the Electronic Passport __ A good introduction to ancient African civilization including excellent links. - illustrated - From Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - http://www.mrdowling.com/609ancafr.html

Ancient History Sourcebook: Accounts of Ancient Mauretania __ Accounts of the ancient African civilization of Mauretania written by three ancient historians -- Herodotus, Strabo, and Procopius of Caesarea. - From Ancient History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/anc-nafrica.html

The Ancient Nok in the Electronic Passport __ Here is a brief overview of the Nok, one of ancient Africa's lesser known ancient civilizations. Lots of good links to related material. - photos - From Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - http://www.mrdowling.com/609-nok.html

Aksum - Chs. 1-3 by Dr. Stuart Munro-Hay __ Few claim they have ever even heard of Aksum, though it was the successor of Egypt and Meroe. In this online book, you will read the complete history of this civilization. There is a strongly held belief that the original Ark of the Covenant was transported here and is still guarded by the Ethiopian Orthodox church. - From Stuart Munro-Hay, B.A., Ph.D. F.A.S. - http://users.vnet.net/alight/aksum/mhak1.html
 
Ancient Africa's Black Kingdoms __ This website concentrates on the role of women in ancient Nubia. Find out how the goddess Isis influenced this culture. - http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/nubianwomen.html  

Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa - ONLINE! __ Thumbnail pictures you can click to enlarge. Items are dated, locations in which they were found are noted. - http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/Artifacts.html

Art & Archaeologie: Kush: Black Africa's Earliest... __ Many claim the African kingdom of Kush is at least as old as Egypt, maybe even older. Learn about the evidence of this ancient African civilization. - photos and other illustrations - From Culturekiosque Publications Ltd. - http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/exhibiti/rhesouda.htm
 
Civilizations in Africa __ Articles and notes about several ancient African civilizations. - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/CIVAFRCA/CIVAFRCA.HTM

Classics at Carthage: Ancient Carthage __ History of the ancient city of Carthage. - photos and other illustrations - From Carthage College - http://www.carthage.edu/outis/carthage.html
 
Ethiopian History 500bc - 1857 __ While this site covers history up into the 19th century, you will find a lot of material about ancient Ethiopia. - photos and other illustrations - From Jos Spaansen - http://home.wanadoo.nl/spaansen/history1.htm  

Great Zimbabwe National Park, Zimbabwe __ This is a collection of photos and a very brief bit of history about the Great Zimbabwe. - From Tom Loos, Ph. D. - http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tloos/Africa/gz.html

Images from World History: Ancient Horn of Africa: Axum (Aksum) __ Here is a collection of photos of the remains of ancient Axum. - From Images of World History - http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/um/umn.html

The Iron Age South of the Sahara __ "...sub-Saharan Africans developed metallurgy at a very early stage, possibly even before other peoples. Around 1400 BC, East Africans began producing steel in carbon furnaces (steel was invented in the west in the eighteenth century). The Iron Age itself came very early to Africa, probably around the sixth century BC, in Ethiopia, the Great Lakes region, Tanzania, and Nigeria. Iron technology, however, only spread slowly across Africa; it wasn't until the first century AD that the smelting of iron began to rapidly diffuse throughout the continent." - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/IRONAGE.HTM

Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan __ Series of essays about four ancient kingdoms of Sudanic Africa. - photos and other illustrations - From Xavier University - http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/welcome.html

Medieval Nubia __ History of Nubia during the Byzantine period. "The conversion of the Nubian peoples to Christianity in the sixth century A.D. began a period of cultural and political advance in the Sudan, and gave cohesion to the riverain kingdoms already existing before the arrival of the missionaries. Combining with the underlying native culture, new elements from the Mediterranean produced an intellectual and artistic activity, shown in the archaeological remains, which contradicts the impression of barbarism gained from reading the mainly hostile Arabic accounts of the country." - photos and other illustrations - From Sudan Antiquities Service - http://rumkatkilise.org/nubia.htm

Neither Goddesses Nor Doormats: The Role of Women in Nubia __ Article about the history of Nubia, its relationship to Egypt and (later) Rome. - http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=23  

 

Role of Women in Nubia [Kneller] __ The modern name Candace is taken from the Nubian "kandake" which means "queen mother". This and other facts of interest are presented - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Articles_Gen/Role_Women.html

Stone Circles of the Gambia __ Find out about the stone circles of ancient Gambia. - illustrated - http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara/stones.html

West African Cosmogony: Origin Myths of Mande, Yoruba and Cameroon __ "The creation myth of Mande-speaking people of southern Mali is an example of what is called a "cosmic egg myth." As reflected in their culture, the creation myth has elements of an imperfect creation as a result of incest. Here, we present one of many versions of the creation myth as told to us by Professor Bastain in our AFS/ANT267 class." There is really not much more to say about this interesting site. Just enjoy it. - From Franklin & Marshall College - http://www.fandm.edu/departments/Anthropology/Bastian/ANT269/cosmo.html

Wonders of the African World __ This website supporting a PBS broadcast introduces you to ancient African civilizations. - illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wonders/main.htm
 

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