Ancient Egypt in Africa By: Alexander Peygambarian 1/5/2014
Diop on Egypt in Africa Cheikh Anta Diop Tall Black Africans & the Nile Basin Pygmies and black mankind inhabit the interior portion of the continent. (preceding Assyrian invasion). Ethnic groups: Yoruba, Peul, Tucolor, Wolof. Tetemic Names of Peul= Ka and Ba.
Linguistic Evidence Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo are among many of the language phyla. Afro-Asiatic speakers as Ancient Egyptians. Ogolian Hyper-Arid for language diversification.
Ceramic Evidence 21 African radiocarbon pottery found in south-central Sahara and eastern Sahara.
Metallurgy Indigenous sub-Saharan invention.
Contact with Dynastic Egypt Dubois linked Egypt and Songhai Dynasty. Songhai traditions originate from visits of pharaohs. Originate Songhai polities on Niger bend.
Additional Information Museums contain numerous artifacts from ancient Egypt that are consistently of African origin. They contain art that depicts black kings/queens from Nubia. Works Cited for this slide Basil Davidson. Africa, The Voyage of Discovery: Different But Equal
Works Cited Prou, Mark. Ancient Egypt in Africa. Introduction to Africana Studies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. 1st ed. N.p.: Cognella, n.d Digital. Basil Davidson. Africa, The Voyage of Discovery: Different But Equal