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Did Ancient People Sail around Africa? | Phoenicians, Carthage, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Africa
Did Ancient People Sail around Africa? | Phoenicians, Carthage, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Africa
SciShow
The Ancient Footprints that Changed The Timeline of Human History
In the history of our species, we still don’t know exactly how and when early humans migrated across the world, but some ancient footprints might be helping us figure it out.
TED Talks
TED: The timeless, ancient language of art | Wangechi Mutu
Using found materials and mesmerizing structures that unearth deep-rooted emotions, Wangechi Mutu's visual creations celebrate our collective history and explore how art communicates into the future. From ancient rock carvings in the...
TED Talks
TED: How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts | Gregory Heyworth
Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist; he and his lab work on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology. In this fascinating talk, watch as Heyworth shines a light on lost history, deciphering...
TED Talks
TED: A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper | Pierre Thiam
Forget quinoa. Meet fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" native to Senegal that's versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre Thiam shares his obsession with the hardy crop and explains why he believes that...
Curated Video
Amaranth: From Ancient Staple to Modern Superfood
This video explores the fascinating history and resilience of the ancient grain, amaranth. From its origins in Mesoamerica and its importance to the Aztec civilization, to its condemnation by the Spanish conquistadors and subsequent...
Curated Video
Exploring the Ancient Wonders of Luxor, Egypt
Explore the ancient wonders of Luxor, Egypt. Travel into the desert to witness the Valley of the Kings and Queens, where legendary pharaohs and royalty rest in sacred tombs adorned with mesmerizing reliefs and hieroglyphics. Luxor offers...
TED-Ed
3 bizarre (and delightful) ancient theories about bird migration | Lucy Cooke
In 1822, Count von Bothmer shot down a stork in Germany. However, the bird had already been impaled by a yard-long wooden spear. The stork had been speared in Africa and then flew over 2,500 km. This astonishing flight proved to be an...
TED Talks
TED: The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose...
Brave Wilderness
We DISCOVERED Ancient Cave Paintings!
In this episode of On Location, Coyote and the team discover ancient cave paintings while exploring in South Africa! Well known for its historical significant in early human culture, South Africa is home to some of the most important...
SciShow
Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus
SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The hidden treasures of Timbuktu | Elizabeth Cox
On the edge of the vast Sahara desert, citizens snuck out of the city of Timbuktu and took to the wilderness. They buried chests in the desert sand, hid them in caves, and sealed them in secret rooms. Inside these chests was a treasure...
Curated Video
Punic Wars from the Carthaginian Perspective | Animated History
The ancient Mediterranean was the scene of an epic clash between two empires to determine who would control the area: the Roman Republic and Carthaginian Empire. In this video, we will examine the Punic Wars from the Cathaginian...
SciShow
An Unexpected Tool to Track Ancient Civilizations...Bacteria
Scientists have used a bacteria that commonly infects us to track how ancient humans spread to the Americas from Siberia. And other scientists have discovered a new species of hyrax in the forests of Africa by listening to their barks...
Curated Video
The Sand People: From Ancient Knowledge to Exploitation
This video highlights the ancient culture of the Sand People in southern Africa, who possess extensive knowledge of the Kalahari desert and its plant life. Their expertise in identifying over 300 plant species, including the...
Cerebellum
The Age Of Discovery - Ancient Voyages Of Discovery
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at early explorers from the Ancient Greek, Egyptian, Babylonians, Viking, and...
Curated Video
Locating the Ancient Land of Punt
New ReviewResearchers have discovered a 3,300-year-old baboon skull, believed to be the first clear example of a treasure brought back from the mythical Land of Punt by ancient Egyptians. Chemical analysis suggests the animal originated from a...
Curated Video
Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?
There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.
TED Talks
Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets
From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent of Africa. He highlights the history and legacy that are embodied in written...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Lower Paleolithic - Homonids Leave Africa
Experts now agree that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Many of the oldest fossils have been discovered in Africa. Climatic changes and the Ice Age, which began close to three million years ago, gave rise to the spread of our...
AllTime 10s
10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.
Weird History
The Scariest Prisons In History
The concept of prisons as we know them today is relatively modern. In antiquity, jails served less as places of penitence and more as a purgatory before the final judgment of guilt, which was often punished either by enslavement or...
The Africa Channel
The Soul of Ashanti: The history of the Golden Stool in Ghana
Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The history of the world according to cats - Eva-Maria Geigl
In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are genetically very similar to ancient cats. How did these solitary, fierce predators become...
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