Africa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Africa
Non-Africans often think of Sub-Saharan Africa as being comprised only of hunter-gatherer societies prior to European colonialism. However, these views often have their roots in racist pseudoscientific theories used by Europeans to justify slavery and later, colonialism from the 16th to early 20th centuries. While hunter-gatherer societies were indeed widespread in much of the continent, many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa were in fact home to great cities and civilisations dating back to the medieval era. Early precursors to human beings, most notablyAustralopithecus afarensis(named for the Afar region inEthiopia), the species "Lucy" belonged to, lived and walked on two feet as early as 3 million years ago. Remains of later species such asHomo habilisandHomo erectus(the first hominid to leav
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