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Watch 1930s Twa people of the Congo build a bridge out of local materials on YouTube

https://youtu.be/PDgLqnSSKhI Primitive. That’s a word thrown around in relation to Africa entirely too much. The video here represents a totally different view of what that means. Enheightenment should be a word associated with the work being done in this video. What we see is an elevated view of the people commonly referred to as Pygmys.…… Continue reading Watch 1930s Twa people of the Congo build a bridge out of local materials on YouTube

The World’s Three Oldest Mathematical Objects are From Africa

Yes it’s true. Before there was a Greece, before there was a Romulus or Remus, before there was a Rome, before there was a Carthage, before there was a Kemet (so-called ancient Egypt,) before there was a pyramid, before there was Her Em Ahket (the so-called Sphinx)….Africans were doing math. That means the world’s three…… Continue reading The World’s Three Oldest Mathematical Objects are From Africa

The Nkundu Sarcophagus is worth €2,697,000 ($3,493,050)

This wooden sculpture from the Democratic Republic of Congo sold for €2,697,000($3,493,050) on December 11, 2012 Someone paid €2,697,000 ($3,493,050) for The Nkundu Sarcophagus in 2012. When the NKUNDU/NGATA ANTHROPOMORPIC SARCOPHAGUS was auctioned at Christie's Paris auction house it sold for more money than most can imagine. The Sarcophagus is a wooden African sculpture from… Continue reading The Nkundu Sarcophagus is worth €2,697,000 ($3,493,050)

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