March 29 (Reuters) - A study of centuries-old DNA has deciphered the complex ancestry of coastal East Africa's Swahili people, revealing how a cosmopolitan and prosperous medieval civilization arose ...

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland countries ...

Royalty is often associated with kings; a tradition that has existed since the medieval period when societies were extremely patriarchal. When reminiscing about ancient empires, names of kings ...

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