#Kilwa

Kilwa Kisiwani CityAn island located off the coast of East Africa in today southern Tanzania, Kilwa flourished as an independent city-state from the 12th to 15th century CE as it

Not much is known of Pre-Colonial African metropolitan life. You seldom hear about city life & culture of the era. Historians Walter Rodney & Robin Walker show that Europeans destroyed

Africa's Forgotten Slave Trade I hope that the stories I've told so far have revealed some of the richness and diversity of Africa's past. As we well know, there is

european travellers often mentioning something along the lines of "never witnessed such order and real elegance in Africa" abt almost every major african kingdomwas more about their preconceptions of the

#ForgottenAfricanArchitecture(1/15) I was very inspired by @1ncognito___ 's thread on African architectures so I am adding some of my research material. I hope it helps inspires others, including #gamedev folks.

Prince Chibuikem⚓

When they tell you Africa was primitive before the Europeans, remind them of the Aksumite empire that traded with Persia and Greece, was regarded as one of the great empires

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"Anthropology has had a long love affair with the primitive and has preferred to set its tent down among the African bushmen, rather than the heartland of African civilizations. The

For International #WorldHeritageDay, a thread about the threat of climate change to these incredible places. Starting off at the Heart of Neolithic #Orkney World Heritage site in #Scotland at one