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Iran unveils ancient clay tablets returned from U.S.

Xinhua 08 Oct 2024
They were later taken to the United States for research at the University of Chicago's Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia, and North Africa ... Iran unveils ancient clay tablets returned from U.S.
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Namibia, A Leader In Advancing L.G.B.T.Q. Rights Across Africa

OWP 08 Oct 2024
people around Africa, which has been historically intolerant ... “This victory also brings much-needed and renewed energy to other decriminalization efforts across Africa,” Braun said.
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Scientists Cracked Open a 2-Billion-Year-Old Stone and Discovered Something Entirely Unexpected

Yahoo Daily News 08 Oct 2024
It's "the oldest example of living microbes being found within ancient rock so far discovered," according to a press release ... The ancient stone was discovered in South Africa's Bushvelt Igneous Complex by way of ultradeep drilling ... View comments ....
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2-billion-year-old rock harbors living microbes, rewrites life’s history

Interesting Engineering 06 Oct 2024
Microbiologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in a 2-billion-year-old rock located in northeastern South Africa ... “It is the oldest example of living microbes being found within ancient rock so far discovered,” it said.
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5,000-year-old society uncovered in Morocco reveals ancient farming culture

Interesting Engineering 05 Oct 2024
Though first discovered in the 1930s, an extensive excavation of an understudied ancient farming society in Oued Beht, Morocco, has brought North Africa into its rightful place in Mediterranean prehistory.
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2-Billion-Year-Old Rock Found Harboring Microbes – And They’re Still Alive

IFL Science 04 Oct 2024
The microbes were found within a sealed fracture in the ancient rock, which was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa – a rocky intrusion that formed when magma slowly cooled below the Earth’s surface.
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Ancient Historians and Their Tales of Bizarre Tribes

Ancient Origins 04 Oct 2024
Ancient Greek and Roman historians captivated their audiences with accounts of bizarre tribes dwelling on the periphery of the known world ... Fierce Female Tribes of Ancient Libya, North Africa.
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Microbes discovered thriving in 2-billion-year-old South African rock

SpaceDaily 04 Oct 2024
... Africa, marking the oldest example of microbial life discovered in ancient rock.
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Africa’s food security depends on adaptive crops

Gulf-Times 04 Oct 2024
Efforts to commercialise fonio in West Africa have been relatively successful, and the ancient gluten-free grain is gaining international attention, with the global brand Knorr naming it as a “Future 50 Food” for a healthier planet.
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GreekMythology-Ilivision Reveals Hercules’ Partial Black Heritage for Black History Month UK

GetNews 01 Oct 2024
Groundbreaking Evidence from Ancient Greek Sources Highlights ... It is not a revision of mythology, but a reawakening of lost knowledge about the connections between ancient Greek civilization and Africa.
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Travel to Africa a growing wanderlust phenomenon

China Daily 01 Oct 2024
A rising trend of visiting Africa has emerged as Chinese tourists increasingly set their sights on the continent, especially experienced tourists who travel abroad frequently and younger adventurers with a thirst for more exotic experiences.
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The Real Fruit Behind Odyssey’s Lotus-Eaters Oblivion

Greek Reporter 30 Sep 2024
In “The Histories,” by ancient historian Polybius, reference is made to the lotophagus – tribes of North Africa that featured jujubes in their daily diet – and their preserving methods of the fruit.
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Shark attack survivor will turn tooth pulled out of his severed arm into earring

Metro UK 29 Sep 2024
Angus Kockott / SWNS ... After flying back home to East London, South Africa, for further treatments and recovery, Angus reflected on the ‘defining experience.’ More Trending. Ancient stones older than Stonehenge knocked down to make way for DIY shop ... ....
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Forever Is Now’s fourth edition marks a new chapter in Egypt’s art scene

Egypt Independent 28 Sep 2024
The iconic Giza Pyramids serve as both a backdrop and an integral part of the exhibition, where ancient history and modern innovation converge ... Jake Michael Singer (South Africa).
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The Battle for Africa

Independent online (SA) 27 Sep 2024
At a deeper level, though, it is clear that the situation has changed fundamentally over the past 20 years, with both old and new rivals now vying for influence in Africa ... Dozens of foreign PWCs are now active in Africa.

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