Archaeologists believe the territory covered by the map may have once been an ancient kingdom. The entire area will have to be surveyed and cross-referenced before more exploration can be done—a ...

This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller ... From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part of Nigeria and Asante is in Ghana.

Thousands of 16th to 18th century metal plaques, sculptures and objects were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin and ended up in museums and with art collectors across the US and Europe.

In December, a German plane landed in the Nigerian capital of Abuja bearing 20 precious objects: artwork from the ancient kingdom of Benin, now incorporated into the modern republic of Nigeria.

The Benin Bronzes are sculptures and plaques looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin — now southern Nigeria, not the modern nation of Benin — by British soldiers in 1897. Nigerians have ...

Although it may not be entirely accurate, it offers a glimpse into how ancient Babylonians viewed the world around them. The map was a clay tablet that was created somewhere between 2,600 to 2,900 ...