THE HORN OF AFRICA

a New Point of origins

When we ponder upon history, in the sense of the antiquities, and its direct impacts on the development of cultures and civilizations up to the modern times, what ideas come to mind?


Certainly, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilizations. Also thought of and discussed frequently are the exotic goods of Southeast Asia and luxury items from ancient China, correct?


And don’t forget to mention ancient Persia, Greece and Rome of course. Least discussed and when done so vaguely, is the trade emanating from the shores of The Red Sea coast, up and down the Nile River, within The Horn of Africa.

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Fossil hominid skull, profile view showing prominent brow ridge and large jaw.

Human Genesis


The oldest remains, of the first upright human beings on Earth, have been discovered within The Horn of Africa. The development of pre-, proto and early humans along with the earliest development of their tools and industries, has afforded the archaeological institutions and communities the greatest of treasures within this cradle region in The Horn of Africa. 


THE RED SEA

The Red Sea in all of her majestic beauty, to be gazed upon her face, yet her beauty from deep beneath and within, is an anomaly, where great extremes meet, holding the keys to unlock the secret gates which opens up all life.


Her extremes in heat and salinity (the saltiest (NaCl) body of water on earth), monsoon wind induced anomalous currents and geo/hydrothermal activities creates an environment extreme in its hostility to life, yet she maintains and some of the richest abundances in formproducess of life, both in diversity and nativity of species.

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GEOGRAPHY


Within this mystical region our human and prehuman ancestors traversed, migrated and settled within the vast ranges of geographic and geologic topography both magical and full of peril.  


From gardens of abundance within lush breadbasket grassland and savannah terrain to dense woodlands and rainforests, stubbornly protective and imposing mountain ranges down into nightmarish and grimacing environmental scenes of desolation and scarcity within intensely harsh desert lowlands and inside the active bowels of the earth.  


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Wildlife

CULTURAL TRADITIONS


Within the entire Horn of Africa Region, throughout its vast historic networks of kingdoms and sultanates, advancing their monotheistic faiths and defending against the encroachment of others, there also remains the indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices, cultivated by The Ancestors into the native traditions from amongst the uncountable indigenous ethnic groups which have walked upon the blessed land and appear through the faces and faiths of those who are present today.


LINGUISTICS


The most ancient of human language families has originated and evolved within The Horn of Africa, with dates of up to 20,000 years in development, placing The Afro-Asiatic language family as the oldest known languages in the world.


The proto-Afro-Asiatic languages developed within The Horn of Africa gave birth to Berber languages of Northern Africa, Chadic of The Sahel, Cushitic and Omotic, endemic to The Horn of Africa plus Kemetic and Semitic which formed the basis of a global alphabet system.


ETHNICITIES


Ethnicity within The Horn of Africa is a paradoxical contrast in homogeneity and diversity. Genetic science attributes to the People within The Horn of Africa, the pre-curser populations or haplogroups who went on to populate the rest of the planet Earth. Although unified by very distinct genetic markers, a stunning abundance in ethnic and cultural diversity co-exists within The Horn of Africa.




AETHIOPIA





The realm of Aethiopia is known of in fact and fable to be the lands within The Horn of Africa, where The Gods convened to feast once a year. The term has been falsely interpreted to mean “Sun Burned Faces” and although the term does reference darker skinned people, its meaning more appropriately would be interpreted as “The Light Shining in Their Eyes and Faces” a reference to their role in introducing civilization to the world.

The Spice Trade

The Spice Trade was by far the most important commercial activity within the ancient world. The trade in spices, meant securing relations with the exotic lands of production, routes of safe travel upon vessels both of land and of sea.


The ancient spice trade determined how empires would rise and would fall and has shaped the courses of history from the very beginning of civilization.


Beginning in its prehistory with the humble trade in salt, the origin and center of The Spice Trade and many other precious, highly sought after goods, over the greater part of our history, is from within The Horn of Africa.

Egyptian relief of figures carrying baskets and branches, walking in a procession.

THE MYSTERIOUS LAND OF PUNT


The oldest remains, of the first upright human beings on Earth, have been discovered within The Horn of Africa. The development of pre-, proto and early humans along with the earliest development of their tools and industries, has afforded the archaeological institutions and communities the greatest of treasures within this cradle region in The Horn of Africa. 


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ANCIENT KUSH


Within this mystical region our human and prehuman ancestors traversed, migrated and settled within the vast ranges of geographic and geologic topography both magical and full of peril.  


From gardens of abundance within lush breadbasket grassland and savannah terrain to dense woodlands and rainforests, stubbornly protective and imposing mountain ranges down into nightmarish and grimacing environmental scenes of desolation and scarcity within intensely harsh desert lowlands and inside the active bowels of the earth.  


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ANCIENT KEMET


Ethnicity within The Horn of Africa is a paradoxical contrast in homogeneity and diversity. Genetic science attributes to the People within The Horn of Africa, the pre-curser populations or haplogroups who went on to populate the rest of the planet Earth. Although unified by very distinct genetic markers, a stunning abundance in ethnic and cultural diversity co-exists within The Horn of Africa.


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CANAAN & PHOENICIA


The most ancient of human language families has originated and evolved within The Horn of Africa, with dates of up to 20,000 years in development, placing The Afro-Asiatic language family as the oldest known languages in the world.


The proto-Afro-Asiatic languages developed within The Horn of Africa gave birth to Berber languages of Northern Africa, Chadic of The Sahel, Cushitic and Omotic, endemic to The Horn of Africa plus Kemetic and Semitic which formed the basis of a global alphabet system.


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SABA, HAVILAH AND OPHIR

THE EMPIRE OF AXUM


Within the entire Horn of Africa Region, throughout its vast historic networks of kingdoms and sultanates, advancing their monotheistic faiths and defending against the encroachment of others, there also remains the indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices, cultivated by The Ancestors into the native traditions from amongst the uncountable indigenous ethnic groups which have walked upon the blessed land and appear through the faces and faiths of those who are present today.


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THE ADAL SULTANATE

THE HORN OF AFRICA TODAY


Today the region is marked by the historic struggles of imperial and colonial rule and resistances, with heightened ethnic tensions, rooted in expansionism and oppression, marginalization and exploitation, with provoked conflicts based on outside influences and external interests.


The region today is amongst the poorest in the world, and suffering from some of the highest levels of famine, lack of development and insecurity.













Despite this regions long standing exposure to suffering and suppression, the enduring spirit of Peace, Hope and Love still burns from within, the light in their eyes and upon their beautiful faces.