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African Archaeology - The Search for the Beginnings of Humankind __ "About 3.6 million years ago, three early hominids were walking across the plains of what is now known as Laetoli in East Africa when the volcano Sadiman erupted, showering the earth with ashes. A light rain was falling at the same time, and as the hominids continued to walk, each footprint they made was cast into the mixture of muddy ash. When the impressions later dried, the result was two rows of footprints; apparently, two of the hominids walked side by side, the third, perhaps a juvenile, trailed behind the one on the right, stepping in the footprints of his predecessor...Three and a half million years later, these footprints were to be found by Mary Leakey..." and a fascinating story unfolds. - From Ted Wieman - http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/projects/projects97/weimanp/weimanp.html 

African Archaeology __ Encyclopedia article about African archaeology. Free access, no registration needed. What does African archaeology mean? What is African archaeology? these and many questions answered. - From thefreedictionary.com - http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/African%20archaeology 

Archaeology in NE Nigeria __ Archaeological research in North East Nigeria - photos - Website from the University at Frankfurt - http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/~sfb268/c7/c7.htm  

ARM Campaign for Return of the Benin Bronzes __ Here is a multi-part page about the controversy surrounding the Benin Bronzes and their return to Africa. My inclusion of these pages does not constitute an editorial endorsement in any direction. - From Africa Reparations Movement (UK) - http://www.arm.arc.co.uk/CRBBhome.html
 
Djemila, Algeria __ "With Djemila, Algeria is a strong contender of having the greatest Roman ruins of North Africa. While the ruin area in itself is not one of the largest, it is often well preserved, and the adjoining museum, is virutally packed with excellent mosaics,- mosaics that so often else have been transported to national museums far away. Altogether, Djemila stands out as one of the best preserved Roman ruins of North Africa." This is an overview of the area. - map - From Tore Kjeilen - http://i-cias.com/m.s/algeria/djemila.htm

HomePage Redlist __ Learn about the problem of archaeological looting in Africa - By International Council of Museums - French or English - http://www.icom.org/redlist  

An Hour in the Life: At Aissa Dugjé with Scott MacEachern __ "The first thing you notice is that it’s hot. We’ve been at work since 6.30 am, but the coolness of the early morning has burned off and it’s about 105 Fahrenheit already, and hotter in the pits." Do things get better as time passes or ??? - From About.com - http://archaeology.about.com/library/hour/blmaceachern.htm
 
Klasies River Caves __ "Beginning about 125,000 years ago, a handful of our human ancestors lived in a handful of caves on the Tsitsikamma coast of South Africa, near the small stream called Klasies River. The site located at the very southern tip of Africa provides evidence of the behavior of Homo sapiens at our very earliest moments of existence, and a slightly uncomfortable peek into our distant past." A good review of the site. - From About.com - http://archaeology.about.com/cs/humanorigins/a/klasiesriver.htm

Lancaster Ridge Graves Excavation - Second Report __ A follow up to the website just above - From Grinco's Archaeology - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6398/krug_2e.htm

Learning From Negative Evidence __ Read about archaeological research in the Oti River Valley in Northern Togo, West Africa. The area has never been archaeologically researched in the past. - illustrated - From UCLA - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Fallwinter00/oti.html

The Nubia Salvage Project __ Website about archaeological salvage in Nubia, an area which encompasses most of the Sudanand a small part of southern Egypt - photos - From University of Chicago - http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NUB/Nubia.html

Robertshaw, Peter. "Sibling Rivalry? The Intersection of Archaeology and History __ This important paper deals with the interaction of archaeologists and historians in the study of Africa. You will find that the controversy is as yet unsettled. - From H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine - http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/africaforum/Robertshaw.html

The Roman & Greek Ancient Cities __ Here is a brief overview of the ancient cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha. Links in the text lead to additional information. - illustrated - From Cydamos Ltd. - http://www.cydamos.i12.com/page5.html

The Spread of Cattle Domestication Among the Mande Speaking People __ Learn about the combination of archaeology and linguistics in trying to solve a question. "Recent archaeological research in Africa suggest that although agriculture played a role in the spread of some African linguistic groups such as the Bantu and Cushitic speakers, cattle domestication led to the spread of other African groups across enormous parts of West Africa. This hypothesis suits the evidence we have regarding the spread of the Proto-Mande from the Saharan highlands in the east, to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in the west (Winters 1986b)." - By Dr. Clyde Winters - http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Bay/7051/man1.htm

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