Directory of Nigeria Resources

Subcategories

Archaeology in Northeastern Nigeria

http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/~sfb268/c7/tc7.htm
Study from the University of Frankfurt which examines what archaeological discoveries in northeastern Nigeria have revealed about the history and culture of the area.
Ife (from ca. 350 B.C.)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ife/hd_ife.htm
Article on this city which, according to the Yoruba people, is where the founding deities Oduduwa and Obatala began the creation of the world.
Ife Pre-Pavement and Pavement Era (800–1000 A.D.)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pave/hd_pave.htm
Article on this ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.
Nok Terracottas (500 BC–200 AD)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nok/hd_nok.htm
The Nok culture remains an enigma. It is one of the earliest African centers of ironworking and terracotta figure production.
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1118
UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.
Settlement Archaeology in Nigeria

http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/user/arch/news/wac/ogund1e.html
The history of scientific archaeological research in Nigeria and its relatively recent development.
Sukur Cultural Landscape

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/938
UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for inscription.

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