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The Sasanians in Africa
http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/0104/sasanians.html
Discusses the history of late Sasanian Persia's encounters with the African people. Includes images and bibliography.
Recording West Africa's Visible Archaeology
http://apollo5.bournemouth.ac.uk/africanlegacy/
By Dr. Patrick Darling at Bournemouth University, UK. Provides photos and descriptions of projects.
How did early humans first leave Africa?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7835657/
AP research article suggests coastal route for first humans migrating from Africa.
Donkey Domestication Began in Africa
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6032
Article discusses the origin of the donkey's domestication. From New Scientist.
ArchNet - Africa and the Near East
http://archnet.asu.edu/regions/africa/Africa.php
Provides a directory of resources for African archaeology.
Archaeology of Africa
Offers information from research programs in Namibia and the eastern Sahara. Includes images, profiles and preservation data.
Apollo 11 (25,50023,500 BC) and Wonderwerk (8000 BC) Cave Stones
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/apol/hd_apol.htm
Provides information on paintings from these two locations which have been found by radio-carbon dating to be some of the oldest art in Africa.
African Rock Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rock/hd_rock.htm
Article on the rock paintings and engravings found all over the continent which are Africa's oldest continuously practiced art form.
African Archaeology - the World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://www.african-archaeology.net/
Offers links to field data, documentation, networking, institutions, universities, and SAFA, the Society of Africanist Archaeologists.
Africa Rock Art Archives
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/africa/
Provides articles on the paintings and engravings found at various locations on the continent.