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Endangered Manuscripts of Timbuktu, Mali


Discovery of Timbuktu Manuscripts puts an end to Western 'Songs and Dance Theory' of African People. Greatest Find Since Dead-Sea Scrolls On the Verge of being lost.

‘The Timbuktu manuscripts’ are a symbolic representation of the impact and influence of the early schools and universities ( XII-XVIth century) that existed in West Africa ( Timbuktu-Gao-Djenné-Kano). However, the manuscripts that remain in Timbuktu are only part of the intellectual heritage of West Africa. Many other manuscripts can be found in other locations in West Africa.