The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

The oldest professions in the world are not what you think. Discover the list of the oldest jobs in the world based on archaeological and historical evidence.

Enthusiastic residents say Gondar City is entering a new era, fueled by massive government-backed development projects that are preserving its past and securing its future.

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses together account for about 62% of Africa's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same ...

The first study granted access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating has examined the transition between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. One of ...

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

The theft of sacred Ethiopian regalia and the removal of Egyptian monuments like the Rosetta Stone are chapters in the same ...

Birhanu Degefa was visiting family in the Ethiopian city of Shire in November, when soldiers suddenly began rounding up men ...

Here are some key facts about the main ethnic groups in Ethiopia, where diplomatic sources reported heavy fighting between federal and local forces in the northern Tigray region on Wednesday.

It’s almost noon and the swelter tells the rest of the story of Limpopo, South Africa’s tropical province. Just two hours ago ...

For ~300,000 years, the same craft endures - perhaps revealing the roots of one of our oldest habits: using technology to steady ourselves against change ...