The Beja people of north east Sudan and southern Egypt are living descendants of Ancient Egyptians. If you ever wondered
The researchers say that there was probably a pulse of sub-Saharan African DNA into Egypt roughly 700 years ago. The mixing of ancient Egyptians and Africans from further south means that modern Eg…
Joshua Project profile for the Afar in Ethiopia
Edo is the name for the place, people and language of an ethnic group in Nigeria believed to be the descendants of the Benin Empire in modern day Nigeria. Many writers have put the origin of the E…
The Igbo are one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups, and some believe they are descended from the “lost tribes” of Israel.
Photographer Mahdi Ehsaei travelled to meet this little-known community, whose history in the Middle East stretches back to the ninth century
Penelitian DNA Kuno Memberi Jawaban Selama dekade 1990an perdebatan asal-usul manusia modern didominasi dua model yang saling bersaing, masing-masing dengan penekanan pada serangkaian bukti yang be…
Roztocze National Park The Polish Pony - breed of primitive horse in Poland. It is a descendant of the tarpan, which used to inhabit the primeval forests of Poland, Lithuania and Prussia. -- Roztoczański Park Narodowy Koniki polskie
Hakka-style stuffed tofu is made with a soft tofu stuffed with ground pork, salted fish, chopped ginger, scallion and other spices.
Cry Africa, My Motherland is a poem articulating the trauma and hardship faced by the descendants of the African continent. It is a cry for a better Africa, one that demands an end to the corruption within the leadership in different parts of the continent, due to the greed and selfishness of the African leaders. Author Mercy Maseko calls for hope through a united continent-for Africans to rewrite their history as their own liberators and leave a legacy for the coming generations.
This corner of England where I live is known as “The Cotswolds”. The etymological origins of the word Cotswolds comes from the words “cots” meaning stone sheep shelters and “wolds” meaning rolling hills. The area is rich in oolite limestone from which most of the houses are built. There are many great houses, some owned by the National Trust, but most are still in the ownership of generations of the same family. Many of these houses are open to visitors during the late spring months until mid-autumn. They are a rich source of architecture and full of works of art. Built in the lovely Cotswold honey coloured stone and situated in glorious countryside, they are a joy to visit. Stanway House The medieval fish pond survives from the days when it was a source of food for Tewkesbury Abbey. Stanway House is a prime example of the many beautiful homes. It is an outstanding Jacobean Manor house, owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the Earls of Wemyss. The Tracy's, very unusually, claimed descent from Charlemagne, and were almost unique in England for having owned land since before the Norman Conquest. courtesy blindwing courtesy EricHardy The gatehouse is a gem, one of the best pieces of architecture in the Cotswolds. It was built for Sir Richard tracy in 1630. The lodges, either side of the gateway, have narrow bay windows and the whole is topped by shaped gables crowned with the Tracy scallop shells. The archway has fluted columns either side. The tithe barn is medieval built in 1370 for Tewkesbury Abbey. It has a stone roof supported by massive base cruck timbers. It is a fine building and now used for events and as a theatre. Through the arch the rear view of the gatehouse can be seen. This gabled west front is Elizabethan being the oldest part of the house and includes the great hall. The great hall is extraordinarily light having an enormous full height bay window which you can see through this arch. The glory of the Stanway Baroque water garden is the single-jet fountain in the canal. It rises to over 300 ft, making it the tallest fountain in Britain, and the tallest gravity fountain in the world. View from each end of the water canal View half way along the water canal where it is just possible to make out a pyramid folly built in 1735 at the top of the hill, from which a cascade used to descend. No pictures allowed indoors. Amongst the many wonderful things to see I will just mention two. One of the bedrooms is decorated in William Morris wallpaper, which was actually hung by the great man himself. I resisted the temptation to touch it. These bedroom walls are adorned with Rossetti and Burne-Jones paintings and sketches. In the families everyday room, there are two cabinets holding a priceless collection of Chelsea china plates from the period 1752-1756. They are decorated with botanically accurate plants, copied from an edition of Philip Miller's, The Gardener's Dictionary. Philip Miller was a Botanist, and Head Gardner at the Chelsea Physic garden during that mid 18th century period. The china is known as "Hans Sloane" flowers and vegetables as Philip Miller sketched many of his illustrations in Sir Hans Sloane's garden. Two plates in particular caught my eye, which although different, both featured pea pods, closed and open, along with their flowers and leaves. If I could have had one thing it would have been that pair of plates. They would have complimented my pea pod collection perfectly. Examples of fine Chelsea porcelain from that early period. courtesy Christies Cotswold Houses (2) hereTwo Posts today
No one knows how many Afro-Turks there are but, in a country that's beginning to acknowledge its great diversity, they're beginning to unearth their forgotten history.
Khoisan An October 2012 genetic study published in Science Magazine found that the Khoisan in southern Africa are the oldest ethnic group of modern humans, with
Tetteh Quarshie brought over the first cocoa tree in 1879. This dude is his descendent.
Fully illustrated. According to Churchward, Mu was a lost continent in the Pacific Ocean, which was destroyed in a global cataclysm tens of thousands of years ago; Mu was the original home of mankind, and all subsequent civilizations descended from it. The Pacific islands and their inhabitants are supposed to be the last survivors of this primordial motherland. Churchward's Mu was a huge continent, which stretched from Micronesia in the West to Easter Island and Hawaii in the East. He also believed in a literal mid-Atlantic Atlantis. He proposed a global network of huge gas-filled caverns which, if vented, could cause large areas of land to be submerged. He claimed that, while posted in India, he befriended a priest ('Rishi'), who revealed to him ancient tablets written in an otherwise unknown language. The Rishi taught him how to read this language, Naacal. The tablets described the land of Mu, the Lemuria of the Theosophists. He also claimed that he was able to discern writing from Mu on a mysterious set of tablets discovered in Mexico by an explorer named William Niven. These boosk are in good condition. Spine is fading due to age. Spine and cover still intact. Pages are clean with no writing, highlights, or dog-eared pages. Book is full with illustrations drawn by Churchward (as seen in pictures). Would be a great edition to your new age collection. This is a clothbound book with Deckle Edge pages. -3 Volumes -Hardcover -Free Shipping **All orders are packaged with extreme care & precision to prevent any damage during their journeys to their owners. Additionally, all products are insured.**
That the roles of these historically Black and Brown characters are still being reserved for only the palest of faces speaks volumes about the continuing racism against people of color, especially …
The thousand-year-old practice of batok will live on, thanks to the descendants whom Apo Whang-Od has been training and inspiring.
