The European Reconquest of North Africa

Africa - medieval map

The chief structural features of Africa Minor are simple. The territory consists of a long strip of land bounded on the north by the Mediterranean,on the south by the Sahara, on the east by the Gulf of Tripoli and the Libyan Desert, on the west by the Atlantic.

Researchers explore lives of medieval Nubians from hundreds of skeletons

Carolyn Hurst, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, examines the skeleton of a Nubian child. Lining the walls behind her are boxes of Nubian remains on loan from the British Museum. Photo by G.L. Kohuth

Research being carried out on the remains of hundreds of men, women and children from medieval Nubia has revealed they were plagued by meager diets, high infant mortality and diseases such as scurvy and tuberculosis.

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