“You are,” Smith says as I stare at the newly exposed bright filigree of the Viking sword found in a river I have spent a ...

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has reaffirmed China's dedication to deepening its partnership with Nigeria, as ...

The Obas used art and architecture to show their power ... He dramatically increased the size of the empire and rebuilt Benin City and the royal palaces. He was the first warrior Oba.

In October, members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation travelled to Paris and gathered around the K’ëgit pole for the first time ...

These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories ... and the Kingdom of Benin became part of the British Empire. Image caption, The Obas ...

It is an open secret that I was close to the late Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi III. He was fond of reading my essays and books. He ...

When the Ottomans finally closed the land routes to the rich markets of the East, the Europeans, desperate to continue with ...

Since the Yuan Dynasty had its origins in the even larger Mongol Empire, it’s no surprise that Yuan-era China saw trade through Central Asia flourish like never before. The Yuan grew rich on exports ...

Despite lacking pottery or visual art—typically considered hallmarks ... groundwork for all subsequent Andean cultures. The Aksum Empire dominated the Horn of Africa. Aksum was famous for ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...

The British Museum is facing an "omni-crisis" as it launches a £150,000 rebrand project following a series of controversies ...