A PHOTO-JOURNALISTIC VIEW OF OLDEST HISTORY: Scientists teach us that humankind traces its genetic roots to Africans. But, to what extent does civilization? As a matter of principle, the issue must be clarified as truth matters. Based on "look" White and Mongul accomplishments worldwide are treated as a group. Here, African accomplishments worldwide will be treated as a group. By African, I mean those who phenotypically have the look of that race and not just those with a memory of historical migration from Africa (if such migration is the case) or who consider themselves to be African: and many indigenous groups worldwide aren't considered African by themselves or others for a variety of reasons. How are Africans distinguished: especially as art subjects and in ancient rock drawings, stone figurine, and human remains from 5000 years ago and earlier as that is the focus of this site? Not precluding those with wavy or curly (and sometimes even straight) hair, on one hand, Africans are people inclined to have (not "must" have) a "head like pure wool" as the Son of Man was described in Daniel 7:9; and have a full nose, and full mouth. On the other hand, the figurine of the Pygmy may be shown as steatophygous; the Kung or Bushman is very slender and has delicate facial features, not broad; prognasthism (a projecting lower jaw) may exist. African human remains show skulls that are long rather than round. CIVILIZATION: The German philosopher, Georg Hegel, said that Africans were alone among people to have made no contribution to civilization. To Christian nations of the west, Hegel's teachings justified slavery and the riches made from Africa; and created a devastating history for Africans experienced until today. Was Hegel, though, correct? The reader is invited to judge the evidence for themselves. It is hoped these pages will prevail against the poor opinion held worldwide about Africans and African history and help lead to an improvement in her treatment and fortunes. Click on the maps below and drop-down menus above to see a new worldview for the geneticist, ethnologist, archeologist, art and other historians, the anthropologist, sociologist, and general reader. Yours, Paul Marc Washington.