The Great Rift Valley of Africa provides critical evidence for the evolution of early hominins. The earliest tools in the world can be found there as well:
• An unidentified hominin, possibly Australopithecus afarensis See more

Northern Africa and the Nile Valley
In 295 BC, the Library of Alexandria was founded in Egypt. It was considered the largest library in the … See more

According to Paul Gerdes, the development of geometrical thinking started early in African history, as early humans learned to … See more

Traditional african plants such as Ouabain, capsicum, yohimbine, ginger, white squill, african kino, African copaiba, African myrrh, Buchu, physostigmine, and Kola nut, have been adopted and continue to be used by Western doctors.
West Africa and the … See more

Three types of calendars can be found in Africa: lunar, solar, and stellar. Most African calendars are a combination of the three. African calendars include the Akan calendar See more

Most of Africa moved from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. The Iron Age and Bronze Age occurred simultaneously. North Africa and the Nile Valley imported its iron technology from the Near East and followed the Near Eastern pattern of development from the See more

Tropical soils are typically low in organic matter and so present special problems to agriculturalists. Indeed African soils, (outside alluvial and … See more