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"Oracle Bone Script Art Showcase" kicks off in South Africa

Xinhua 19 Apr 2024

... South Africa ... In her opening speech, Fahrnaaz Johadien, acting executive director of Iziko Museums of South Africa, noted that rock art appeared in both ancient civilizations of China and South Africa.

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LensToLens | Feel the pulse of ancient civilization from Luxor to Yin Ruins

Xinhua 19 Apr 2024

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes in southern Egypt, was the pharaohs' capital at the height of their power during the New Kingdom from the 16th century BC to the 11th century BC.

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Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce—why these rare records matter

Phys Dot Org 18 Apr 2024

They included the first rhinopomatid bat fossil found in Africa, the earliest fossils for three bat families on the continent, and new, ancient members of the Philisidae family; one is among the biggest known fossil bats.

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GLOBALink | French expat experiences beauty of ancient residential buildings in NW China

Xinhua 18 Apr 2024

Produced by Xinhua Global Service ... Send ... Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges ... Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges ... French expat experiences beauty of ancient residential buildings in NW China.

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Resurrecting Ancestry: Genetic Revelations Beyond Israelites

Ancient Origins 16 Apr 2024

Proof Ancient Egypt Knew of the Israelites ... (Staffan Waerndt/NRM) Resurrecting Ancient Israelites, Semites, and More ... People of Africa (Ancient Origins), People of the British Isles (Ancient Origins), Vikings of the World (Ancient Origins).

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The needless politicisation of laptops

B & FT Online 15 Apr 2024

Decolonisation and dewesternisation constitute attempts to embrace alternative worldviews and radically change the ancient notions of Africa ... Africa is the only continent which is still tied to its colonial roots in education, economics and politics.

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‘Afrobeat Music Has Recorded Appreciable Progress Globally’

This Day 13 Apr 2024

“Today, people are using photography to tell the story of Africa to the outside world because African is talked about the impression that is created in the minds of people is an ancient African, they ...

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JULIE BURCHILL: Why nothing is as cool as black kohl eyeliner

The Daily Mail 13 Apr 2024

According to Wikipedia, kohl is an ancient eye cosmetic widely used in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia to contour and/or darken the eyelids, and as mascara for the eyelashes; Arab women ...

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Afrobeat Music Has Recorded Appreciable Progress Globally, Says Kakoma

This Day 12 Apr 2024

Today, people are using photography to tell the story of Africa to the outside world because African is talked about the impression that is created in the minds of people is an ancient African, they ...

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Clash of the Patriarchs

The Atlantic 10 Apr 2024

It is a community of 20 ancient monasteries, and pilgrims must receive written permission to visit ... A vivid illustration was provided by events in Africa, where one of the most ancient Orthodox patriarchates is based (in Alexandria, Egypt).

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ISO establishes new secretariat in China for cultural heritage conservation

People Daily 08 Apr 2024

Including China and Italy, ISO/TC 349 comprises a total of 29 global participants such as Germany, France, the UK and Finland in Europe, as well as Kenya and Benin in Africa ... ancient civilizations.

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Modern-Day People In West Africa Possess DNA From An Unknown “Ghost” Hominin

IFL Science 06 Apr 2024

Now, Arun Durvasula and Sriram Sankararaman from the University of California in Los Angeles believe they have discovered remnants of DNA from an as yet unknown species of ancient hominin in the genomes of the Yoruba people, in West Africa.

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Stingray Sand ‘Sculpture’ on South Africa’s Coast May Be World’s Oldest

Ancient Origins 06 Apr 2024

Discovery of the Earliest Drawing – By at Least 30,000 years Prehistoric Man in South Africa Made Milk-based Paint 49000 years ago The Ancient Art Record ... This is a reminder of the rarity of ancient paleoart and the reality of taphonomic bias.

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As I See It: Seven Seas

West Hawaii Today 06 Apr 2024

That makes 5 what about the other 2? The phrase is something we could call ancient wisdom, but it’s really an obsolete factoid ... Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Antarctica.

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Study reveals disease landscape of Ancient Egypt

Heritage Daily 04 Apr 2024

A new study, published in the journal Advances in Parasitology, has conducted a meta-analysis of mummies to reveal new insights into the disease landscape of Ancient Egypt. Egypt’s position in Africa, ...