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  2. Land of Punt - Wikipedia

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    The Land of Punt (Egyptian: pwnt; alternate Egyptological readings Pwene(t) [1] /puːnt/) was an ancient kingdom known from Ancient Egyptian trade records. It produced and exported gold , aromatic resins , blackwood , ebony , ivory and wild animals. [ 2 ]

  3. Cradle of Humankind - Wikipedia

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    The Cradle of Humankind [1] [2] [3] is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. . Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, [4] the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the w

  4. List of continent name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name Africa was originally used by the ancient Romans to refer to the northern part of the continent that corresponds to modern-day Tunisia. There are many theories regarding its origin. Africa terra means "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular), referring to the Afri tribe, who dwelt in Northern Africa around the area of Carthage.

  5. Poi (performance art) - Wikipedia

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    Traditional poi performance using short style poi. Poi is a performing art and also the name of the equipment used for its performance. As a skill toy, poi is an object or theatrical prop used for dexterity play or an object manipulation. As a performance art, poi involves swinging tethered weights through a variety of rhythmical and geometric ...

  6. Lemuria - Wikipedia

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    Churchward appropriated this name from Augustus Le Plongeon, who had used the concept of the "Land of Mu" to refer to the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. Churchward's books included The Lost Continent of Mu, the Motherland of Men (1926), The Children of Mu (1931), The Sacred Symbols of Mu (1933), Cosmic Forces of Mu (1934), and Second ...

  7. Lost City of the Kalahari - Wikipedia

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    A. J. Clement researched the story in 1964 and advanced a new theory. Clement claimed his study of Farini's description of his route highlighted inconsistencies in Farini's story. Clement concluded that Farini went deep into Southern Africa, but he never actually went to the heart of the Kalahari where he claimed the Lost City was sited.

  8. Old World - Wikipedia

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    In the context of archaeology and world history, the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early civilizations, mostly in the temperate zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, including North Africa.

  9. Bokoni - Wikipedia

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    Bokoni (meaning 'land of the people from the north') was a pre-colonial, agro-pastoral society found in northwestern and southern parts of present-day Mpumalanga province, South Africa. [1] Iconic to this area are stone-walled sites , found in a variety of shapes and forms.