Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade increased ... to Ghana started in North Africa in Tahert, coming down through ...

Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help ...

Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade ... (the national capital), is one of the oldest towns of sub-Saharan Africa. The cultural ...

with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold ...

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... And the introduction of the camel in the Trans-Saharan trade boosted the amount of goods that could be transported. Most of our knowledge of ...

"Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade ... the Cultural Mission of Djenné has difficulty managing the property "Ancient cities ...