Benin Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of the modern country of Benin.
Archaeology in Benin
From the September 2005 Antiquity, a report from J. Cameron Monroe on recent archaeological studies in Benin.
From the September 2005 Antiquity, a report from J. Cameron Monroe on recent archaeological studies in Benin.
Benin Bronzes
From the Museum of Ethnology at Vienna, a brief page describing their bronze age collection from Benin; in German.
From the Museum of Ethnology at Vienna, a brief page describing their bronze age collection from Benin; in German.
Benin
The modern city of Benin is named after the kingdom in what is now Benin.
The modern city of Benin is named after the kingdom in what is now Benin.
Dahomey's Royal Road - Cana-Abomey Road
The Cana-Abomey Road was built in the 18th century by the West African kingdom of Dahomey in what is today the country of Benin.
The Cana-Abomey Road was built in the 18th century by the West African kingdom of Dahomey in what is today the country of Benin.
History of Benin
From Jen Rosenberg, guide to 20th century history, a compilation of resources on Benin.
From Jen Rosenberg, guide to 20th century history, a compilation of resources on Benin.
Københavns Universitet
The Univesity of Copenhagen's Prehistoric Archaeology unit conductes primarily Iron Age research, in Denmark, Ukraine, Greenland, and Bénin.
The Univesity of Copenhagen's Prehistoric Archaeology unit conductes primarily Iron Age research, in Denmark, Ukraine, Greenland, and Bénin.
The Ancient West African City of Benin
The Benin website was built in support of an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution; it has a few images and some discussion of the culture.
The Benin website was built in support of an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution; it has a few images and some discussion of the culture.
The Archaeology of Benin (G. Connah)
A review of Grhham Connah's 1975 book The Archaeology of Benin, reviewed by Chief A. Y. Eke and on line at the University of New England.
A review of Grhham Connah's 1975 book The Archaeology of Benin, reviewed by Chief A. Y. Eke and on line at the University of New England.
The Caves of Benin
A joint Danish-Beninoise project in Benin, where nearly a thousand subterranean caves have been identified, seventy of which contain archaeological sites. From the Centre of World Archaeology.
A joint Danish-Beninoise project in Benin, where nearly a thousand subterranean caves have been identified, seventy of which contain archaeological sites. From the Centre of World Archaeology.