A short Arabic document pulled from a centuries-old refuse pile in Sudan has given historians their first written proof that ...

Although undated, the archaeological context provides a reliable timeframe. Coins minted during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad IV (1623–1640) were found in the same room, placing their creation ...

A rare ancient document from Sudan confirms the historical existence of King Qashqash, a Nubian ruler once known only from ...

A recent study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa explores new historical evidence of one of pre-colonial ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...

A document found in a 17th-century landfill confirms the existence of the Nubian king Qashqash, previously considered legendary.