The archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu is the study of an archaeological site located in a town of the same name: Igbo-Ukwu, an Igbo town in Anambra State in southeastern...
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Igbo-Ukwu (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country. The town comprises three quarters...
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Eri." Archaeological evidence suggests that Nri influence in Igboland may go back as far as the 9th century, and royal burials at the Igbo-Ukwu sites...
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then established civilization. One of the better-known remnants of the Nri civilization is manifested in the Igbo ukwu artifacts.[citation needed] Nri's...
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Charles Thurstan Shaw (category Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London)
Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0500020868. The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns (1995) Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu "Supplement" (PDF). The London Gazette...
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incorporation of two local government wards, enhancing its cultural and administrative significance within the region. Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu Lejja IRON...
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Igboland (redirect from History of the Igbo people)
discovery of a larger network of linked metal works from the 9th century. The works were based in Igbo Ukwu. Further finds were made found by archaeology teams...
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Odinala (redirect from Myths of the Igbo)
and Omenana (Igbo: Ọdịnanị/Ọ̀dị̀nàlà), is the traditional cultural belief and practice of the Igbo people of south east and Igbo people of south south...
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Nigerian National Museum (redirect from National Museum of Nigeria)
from Igbo-Ukwu Bronze ceremonial vessel in form of a snail shell; 9th century; from Igbo-Ukwu Bronze ornamental staff head; 9th century; from Igbo-Ukwu Bronze...
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Lejja (category Archaeological sites of Western Africa)
(archaeological site) Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu Lejja, iron smelting kingdom Eze–Uzomaka, Pamela. "Iron and its influence on the prehistoric site of Lejja"...
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of the World in 100 Objects Celebrating Black Awareness Day 2017 at the Zumbi dos Palmares Monument, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu Benin...
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Iron metallurgy in Africa (category Archaeology of Southern Africa)
woman, the mother of the bloom. Copper metallurgy in Africa Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu KM2 and KM3 sites Bantu expansion History of metallurgy in Africa...
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theory that Igbos were stateless rests on the paucity of historical evidence of pre-colonial Igbo society. But, archaeological finds of Igbo Ukwu have revealed...
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kingdom of Benin may also be continuations of the traditions of the earlier Nok culture. Igbo-Ukwu, an archaeological site in southeastern Nigeria, gained prominence...
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Awka-Etiti (category Articles containing Igbo-language text)
century. There existed a flourishing metallurgical industry (see Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu) as well as an ancient and extensive trade, social and cultural...
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Anambra State (category Articles containing Igbo-language text)
to the 9th century AD, as revealed by archaeological excavations at Igbo-Ukwu and Ezira. It has great works of art in iron, bronze, copper, and pottery...
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Afikpo North (section Igbo traditional centre)
Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo, Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo (with Itim Ukwu, Ohaisu, Nkpoghoro...
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Ifẹ (redirect from Kingdom of Ife)
materials, and pyrotechnology. The presence of HLHA glass beads discovered throughout West Africa (e.g., Igbo-Ukwu in southern Nigeria, Gao and Essouk in Mali...
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Glass in sub-Saharan Africa (redirect from History of glass in sub-Saharan Africa)
materials, and pyrotechnology. The presence of HLHA glass beads discovered throughout West Africa (e.g., Igbo-Ukwu in southern Nigeria, Gao and Essouk in Mali...
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Nok culture (category Archaeology of Nigeria)
traditions of West Africa – Bura of Niger (3rd century CE – 10th century CE), Koma of Ghana (7th century CE – 15th century CE), Igbo-Ukwu of Nigeria (9th...
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Gao-Saney (category Archaeological sites of Western Africa)
exceeded by Igbo-Ukwu among known sub-Saharan sites. Archaeological digs show that Gao-Saney was occupied by roughly 700CE, and was a center of manufacturing...
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National Unity Ibadan, National Museum Oko-Surulere, National Museum Igbo-Ukwu, National Museum Ile-Ife, National Museum Ilorin, National Museum Jos...
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Traditional African religions (redirect from Persecution of African Religions)
not limited to Nri-Igbo, the Point of Sangomar, Yaboyabo, Fatick, Ife, Oyo, Dahomey, Benin City, Ouidah, Nsukka, Kanem-Bornu, Igbo-Ukwu, and Tulwap Kipsigis...
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kingdom of Axum and Harla Kingdom. Various states and polities also developed in West Africa including Ife, the Kingdom of Benin, Igbo Ukwu, Djenné-Djenno...
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Abia State (category Articles containing Igbo-language text)
Abia State (Igbo: Ọra Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state is bordered to the northwest by Anambra State and to...
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Scarification in Africa (category Culture of Africa)
leopards, monkeys, pythons, rams, and snails) from Igbo Ukwu and Ezira. Early archaeological evidence of body modification, such as tattoo and scarification...
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century CE), Igbo-Ukwu of Nigeria (9th century CE – 10th century CE), Jenne-Jeno of Mali (11th century CE – 12th century CE), and Ile Ife of Nigeria (11th...
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Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (redirect from Other Forms of Slaughter)
category. The Lost Testament of the Ancestors of Adam: Unearthing Heliopolis/Igbo Ukwu – The Celestial City of the Gods of Egypt and India, 2010 Eden in...
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Africa (redirect from Politics of Africa)
for its elaborate bronzes, found at the town of Igbo-Ukwu. The Kingdom of Ife, historically the first of these Yoruba city-states or kingdoms, established...
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na Ozo, the Ndi Ichie Ukwu and Ndichie Nta, Chiefs, among many others. These groups form the joints of the political structure of Atani. Hence, in their...
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