It’s Friday… time for #HeritageFromAbove 👀
Do you know where we are today?

The site known for its sophisticated irrigation and cultivation system that built by a farming community

Can you guess where we are? #Heritagefromabove #Africanheritage #satelliteimegary #Googleearth #Quiz

Prompt: national holiday, Yennenga Day, Benin, Prince Yennenga, Hausa Empire, cultural exchange, traditional music, dance, delicious food, African Heritage. , HD, sharp focus, stunningly beautiful, steampunk style, antique, mechanical, brass and copper tones, gears, intricate, detailed Negative prompt: deformed, glitch, noisy, low contrast, anime, photorealistic, extra eyes, bad eyes, ugly eyes, imperfect eyes, deformed pupils, deformed iris, cross-eyed, poorly drawn face, bad face, fused face, ugly face, worst face, unrealistic skin texture, out of frame, poorly drawn hands, cloned face, double face, blurry, bad quality Text model: llama3 Image model: WildHorizonXL

🌴💃 TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY IN BENIN! 🎉 March 15th is celebrated as Yennenga Day, a national holiday that commemorates the arrival of Prince Yennenga, the founder of the Hausa Empire, in Benin. This day honors his legacy and the cultural exchange between the […]

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It is Friday, which means it’s time for #HeritageFromAbove! Can you guess where are we?

Clue: Once nicknamed the “Palais Faidherbe”

Drop your answer in the comments below, and as usual, good luck! #Heritagefromabove #UNESCO #Satelliteimagery #Archaeology #Senegal #Africanheritage #Quiz

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for #HeritageFromAbove! Can you guess the name of this site?

Clue: Here is a clue: this ruins were built by the terrace builders

Drop your answer in the comments below, and as usual, good luck! #Heritagefromabove #UNESCO #Quiz #Africanheritage #Archaeology

🎤Coming soon on Monday, 9 March - featuring #GroundingHeritage

Join us on a journey through hundreds of archaeological features in Africa from the ground up.

Stay tuned for more😉

#GroundingHeritage #AfricanHeritage #Archaeology #Didyouknow #Featurethis

Photograph of artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (England, b.1977). #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #modernart #contemporaryart #paintings #womanartist #femaleartist #peintures #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (English, b.1977), "To Douse the Devil for a Ducat," oil on canvas, 2015; photo: Jack Shainman Gallery, NY. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #modernart #contemporaryart #paintings #peintures #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Oba Ji:
Picture showing stacks of yam tied in an Igbo yam barn. A man standing at left, wearing western-style clothing. Photographed by: J Stöcker between 1880-1939 #ObaJi #IgboCulture #YamBarn #AfricanHeritage #IgboTradition

Shield
Hide shield, large, triangular. Made by the Margi people in modern day Borno state. Year 1906
Photo credit: British Museum #AfricanArt #MargiPeople #BornoHistory #TraditionalShield #AfricanHeritage

Hermann Dudley Murphy, "Henry Ossawa Tanner," oil on canvas, c.1896; Art Institute of Chicago. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanamerican #blackartist #americahistory #paintings #famousartist #africanheritage #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Leandro Solomons (South Africa, b.1987), "Gerselda," cotton thread and steel nails on wood, nd; photo: Thompson's Gallery. #art #arte #mixedmedia #portrait #southafrica #africanheritage #artwork #modernart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #museum #artgallery

Mary Randlett, photograph of artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) in his studio, 1983; University of Washington. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #blackartist #africanheritage #africanamerican #modernart #gouache #art #arte #famousartist #museum #artgallery

Jacob Lawrence, "Barber Shop," gouache on paper, 1946; Toledo Museum of Art. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #africanamerican #modernart #gouache #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Romare Bearden, “The Dove,” paper, gouache, pencil, and colored pencil on board, 1964; MoMA, NY. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #africanamerican #blackhistory #africanheritage #americanart #mixedmedia #collage #modernart #art #arte #paintings #museum #artgallery

Blaine Waller, Photograph of Romare Bearden in his Canal Street studio, 1976; photo: Off the Grid Village Preservation Blog. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #africanamerican #blackhistory #africanheritage #americanart #mixedmedia #collage #modernart #art #arte #paintings #museum #artgallery

Romare H. Bearden, Untitled (Long Island City), watercolor on paper, c.1980; photo: Mint Museum. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #africanamerican #blackhistory #africanheritage #americanart #watercolor #modernart #art #arte #paintings #museum #artgallery

Hughie Lee-Smith, "Beach Scene," oil on Masonite, 1953; Flint Institute of Arts. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #africanamerican #africanheritage #art #arte #modernart #paintings #oilpainting #peintures #museum #artgallery

Photographer Anthony Barboza (b.1944); image: Musée Magazine. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #photography #bandw #blackandwhite #monochrome #famousartists #art #museum #artgallery

Anthony Barboza (African-American, b. 1944), "Grace Jones," c.1971-79; image: Keith de Lellis Gallery, NY. #blackhistorymonth #photographer #blackhistory #blackculture #africanheritage #gracejones #bandw #blackandwhite #monochrome #famousartist

Image 1: Cover of one of the Raymomd Many Notebooks

Image 2: Map of the Cap-Vert Peninsula showing shell middens.

Raymond Mauny's "Field Notebooks" (1942-1962) document the prehistorian's surveys and excavations in French West Africa. As director of the archaeology section at IFAN in Dakar, he recorded essential data on West African archaeological heritage. #AfricanHeritage #Digitisation #WestAfrica #Senegal

Photograph of artist Ametefe Kukubor (Ghana, b.1984). #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanamerican #africanheritage #africanartist #africa #art #arte #paintings #modernart #museum #artgallery

Ametefe Kukubor (Ghana, b.1984), "Pink Lady," acrylic on canvas, nd; photo: Bonhams. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanamerican #africanheritage #africanartist #africa #art #arte #paintings #modernart #museum #artgallery

Ellis Wilson, "African Princesses," oil on masonite, c.1950; The Johnson Collection. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanamerican #africanheritage #art #arte #paintings #modernart #museum #artgallery

Photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr. (b.1946), author not listed; image: Foltz Gallery. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #africanamerican #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Earlie Nudnall, Jr. (b.1946), "The Guardian," photograph, 1990; Smithsonian American Art Museum. #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #blackhistory #africanamerican #africanheritage #photography #art #arte #museum #artgallery

Photograph of artist Mickalene Thomas (b.1971); ©Vogue, www.vogue.com/article/mick.... #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackculture #africanamerican #africanheritage #modernart #artgallery #museum #famousartist #womanartist

Nri’s leadership preserved through early 20th-century photography now being repatriated and re-shared with communities today. A powerful reminder of our rich heritage and enduring legacy. "#IgboHistory
#KingdomOfNri
#NorthcoteThomas
#AgukwuNri
#AfricanHeritage

Historic Kipande House in central Nairobi, a stone colonial-era building with a clock tower, surrounded by modern high-rise offices, pedestrians crossing the street, cars and motorcycles passing by, and a Shell petrol station nearby under a bright blue sky. Photo credits: Daily Nation, May 16, 2019

Kipande House (1912) is one of Nairobi’s most powerful heritage landmarks. Once the centre of the colonial kipande pass system, it stands today as a reminder of Kenya’s struggle for dignity and freedom and the importance of preserving spaces that carry our collective memory. #AfricanHeritage #Kenya

Leo Antony Gleaton, "Black Girl/White Flower (Mango Creek, Belize)," photograph, 1992 (printed 1994); Smithsonian American Art Museum. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackculture #africanamerican #africanheritage #photographer #art #arte #museum #artgallery

It is time for #HeritageFromAbove. Can you guess this #Heritage site?
Clue: Discovered in 1969, this Neolithic site is famous for its Neolithic bone industry, including axes, fishhooks, adzes, and needles.
Drop your answers in the comments, and as usual good luck! #GoogleEarth #Quiz #Africanheritage