Archaeology
- 561
- James Island and Related Sites
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.
- 562
- Stone Circles of the Gambia
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for inscription.
- 563
- Asante Traditional Buildings
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the last material remains of the great Asante civilization.
- 564
- Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of these fortified trading-posts.
- 565
- Lamu Old Town
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.
- 566
- Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description and a statement of their outstanding universal value.
- 567
- Petite Skull Reopens Human Ancestry Debate
- From New Scientist, Richard Potts, from the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, and colleagues discovered numerous pieces of a single skull in the Olorgesailie valley. (July 01, 2004)
- 569
- Sabratha
- Presents an overview of this ruined ancient city located on the Mediterranean coast, with photos.
- 570
- The Garamantes or Ancient Mande of the Fezzan
- Features brief text descriptions and photos of murals.
- 571
- Fieldwork in Madagascar
- Short article with images of the archaeological fieldword carried out by Mike Parker Pearson.
- 572
- Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.
- 573
- Lepcis Magna
- A Roman city on the North African excavated by archaeologists since the 1920s. A UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes: gift shop, maps, virtual museum, library, and kid's area.
- 575
- Wikipedia Leptis Magna
- Encyclopedic entry for this prominent city of the Roman Empire, also known as Lepcis Magna.
- 576
- Inland Niger Delta
- Article on the history of this region and the ancient city of Jenne-jeno or Djenne-jeno, which was first populated in about 250 B.C.
- 577
- Timbuktu
- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of this centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- 578
- Floods Damage Ancient Timbuktu
- From BBC, heavy rains in Mali destroy almost 200 old mud buildings in the desert city of Timbuktu amid fears of more flooding. (September 09, 2003)