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Spreads to rest of West Africa by 1000 AD -
"The Bantu Migrations."
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Thin, circular with double square (or lozenge according to the orientation established by the hole at either side) and Arabic script, pearled border. Almohad Dynasty, Fez mint. Depositor's notes written on envelope -
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African potters--primarily women--handbuild a variety of vessels that they embellish with beautiful colors, designs and motifs before firing them at low temperatures. Containers made for daily use hold water or serve as cooking utensils. They also make vessels to be used in special ceremonies or that become part of an assemblage of objects placed in a shrine. -
Since the 1940s, low-fired ceramic figures and fragments such as this have been unearthed at various sites throughout the Inland Niger Delta region, an area that once had highly developed urban centers. These works are among the earliest known surviving art forms in sub-Saharan Africa. -
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Ceramic figure seated cross-legged. Upper arms missing. -
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Mali is The Source of Almost Half the Gold in the Old World -
Christianity has a long history in Ethiopia, dating from its introduction in Aksum under the reign of King Azana in about A.D. 330. Its spread among the peoples of the highlands, and the arrival of nine monks from Syria toward the end of the fifth century, is said to have introduced monasticism to Ethiopia and to have contributed strongly to the production and use of liturgical objects. -
Started under control of Mali Empire.
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Near Taung, South Africa. -
In Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania and Lake Turkana, Kenya -
In Omo Valley, Ethiopia -
Homo Erectus skull found Lake Turkana -
In Laetoli, Tanzania. -
In Sterkfontein, South Africa