Medieval African Art
Medieval African art: Two men riding an elephant, in an Indian style (Asbi, Ethiopia, ca. 1000-1200 AD) African art got even better in the Middle Ages, after about 400 AD. [...]
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What is Ivory? History of Ivory
What is ivory? History of ivory: An elephant using her tusks What is ivory? Ivory is the same thing as elephant tusks (but see below). Elephants grow these long teeth [...]
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Egyptian Art History
Egyptian art: Fishing in the swamps on the edges of the Nile River from the tomb of the astronomer Nakht Sixth Dynasty (New Kingdom, ca. 1400 BC) Egyptian art comes [...]
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San Rock Art
When did San people start painting rock art? Khoisan rock painting from South Africa San people have been living in southern Africa since there first were human beings anywhere, maybe [...]
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Early African music
Early African music: Rock gong from Sudan (Tim Karberg/Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster) Rock gongs and flutes One of the earliest kinds of musical instrument in Africa was the rock gong. A [...]
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Early African Pottery
Early African pottery: Vase from Nubia (modern Sudan), ca. 3000 BC The idea of making pottery got started in China and Japan about 14,000 BC. People probably used clay pots [...]
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Early African Art
Early African art from Blombos Cave, South Africa (ca. 80,000 BC) South African art People were producing art in South Africa even before the first people left Africa for other [...]
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Salt Caravans
Han Dynasty Chinese tile showing people mining salt underground and then processing it. See the bamboo pipe? Mining salt in antiquity The salt trade, already important in the Bronze Age, [...]
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Medieval African Economy
Medieval African economy: A salt caravan across the Sahara Desert West African caravan trade The African economy had always involved international trade. But trade became even more important in the [...]
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Early African Economy
Early African economy: Roman centaur lamp found at Meroe (Sudan, ca. 100 AD) African trade to Asia and India: cowrie shells African traders have been selling things to West Asian [...]
