Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo is renowned for his innovative approach to the shaping of Black figuration, capturing the expression, style and character ...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa during the Middle Stone ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

Makonnen said she became fascinated with the ancient history of the area’s cross symbols ... out of Makonnen’s fellowships at the D.C. Public Library and the African Art Museum, has been acquired by ...

Gourd carving in Africa is more than just a craft—it's a tradition that transforms ordinary gourds into extraordinary works of art. Rooted in African culture, it goes beyond the decorative ...

Offenders cut through this barricade with a chainsaw to gain access to the site A prehistoric settlement dating back thousands of years has been damaged by repeated incidents of illegal off-roading.

Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), National Art Gallery, Islamabad, hosted a successful calligraphy workshop led by the renowned Pakistani calligrapher Azeem Iqbal. The workshop ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

(Hamada Elrasam/VOA) 3 These bas-reliefs, excavated in the vicinity of the temple, are rare examples of sculptural art from the approximate time of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA ...

Acoustic research at a rock art site suggests not. The study site, Kurukop, is in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, in the Nama Karoo region, where the geological formation began to ...

Archaeologists in the Neckargartach district of Heilbronn, Germany, have uncovered a 500-meter stretch of an ancient Roman road, along with an ancient temple and statue of Mercury. Artifacts suggest ...