Nigerian Culture History and Archaeology

Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Nigeria.

Archaeological Research in Northeastern Nigeria
From the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, several reports on archaeology in Nigeria.

Archaeology in NE Nigeria
English-language descriptions of several sites in northeastern Nigeria, from a student workshop at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität.

Igbo Ukwu (Nigeria)
Igbo Ukwu is an archaeological site near the modern town of Onitsha, southeastern Nigeria.

Ile-Ife
Urban center in Nigeria, first occupied in the 1st millennium AD.

Nok Art
Nok art describes the sculpted ceramic art of northern Nigeria of west Africa between 500 BC and AD 200.

Nri kingdom
The Nri kingdom (also called Igbo) was a cultural group in Nigeria during the 10th century AD.

Owo
The Owo site consists of the remains of a Yoruba city state dated to the 15th century AD.

Taruga
The archaeological site of Taruga is located in northern Nigeria, and it is one of a few iron smelting sites associated with the Nok cutlure between 500 BC and AD 200.

The Mandara Mountains Homepage
Ethnographic and other cultural data on the peoples of the Mandara Mountains of Cameroon and Nigeria.

Urhobo Historical Society
From Peter Ekeh at SUNY at Buffalo, a page on the ethnography and cultural history of the Urhobo people of western Nigeria.

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