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Ancient unique finds in the South: Five tiny figurines – including heads of African figures carved in black wood – were uncovered in 1500-year-old graves of women and children during an archaeological ...

Archaeologists in Israel have found two tiny African figurines buried in early Christian graves. Dating back roughly 1,500 years, the artifacts are carved from rare ebony wood that originated in India ...

Archaeologists have uncovered two ebony figurines in a Christian necropolis south of Tel Malhata settlement, suggesting the presence of possibly Ethiopian members of that community. Between July 2016 ...

The start of the news broadcast on Radio Lesotho is signalled by an unforgettable vibrating sound, rather harsh, as if made by a large bird. This is the lesiba, a musical bow. The lesiba was played by ...