For three unforgettable days, we lived among the tribes of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, one of the most culturally rich and remote ...
An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.
In the Luo tribe of East Africa, widows follow a unique tradition of sleeping beside their husband’s dead body. The ritual ...
Racial origins, by R.A. Dart.--Habitat, by A.J.H. Goodwin.--Grouping and ethnic history, by N.J. van Warmelo.--Social organization, by A. Winifred Hoernlé ...
On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine ...
This story began as an experiment: to be dropped off alone with one of Africa’s most remote tribes and live exactly as they ...
Nestled at the foot of the Catoctin Mountain of the Appalachian Mountain Range are the remains of the Catoctin Furnace, once the heart of a lively iron forging village. Speckled with trees, woodland ...
New research that combines technology to sequence “ancient DNA” with direct-to-consumer genetic testing has identified tens of thousands people alive today who are genetically linked to enslaved and ...
Tucked away in the heart of Gujarat, far from the state’s popular tourist trails, lies a village unlike any other in India. Home to the Siddi tribe, this community traces its ancestry to Africa, ...