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Ancient Egypt in Africa By: Alexander Peygambarian 1/5/2014
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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.
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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.
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Ceramic Evidence 21 African radiocarbon pottery found in south-central Sahara and eastern Sahara.
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Metallurgy Indigenous sub-Saharan invention.
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Contact with Dynastic Egypt Dubois linked Egypt and Songhai Dynasty. Songhai traditions originate from visits of pharaohs. Originate Songhai polities on Niger bend.
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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
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Works Cited Prou, Mark. Ancient Egypt in Africa. Introduction to Africana Studies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. 1st ed. N.p.: Cognella, n.d. 52-60. Digital. Basil Davidson. Africa, The Voyage of Discovery: Different But Equal
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