Category: Nigerian archaeology
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New Article on the Archaeology of Ife
This paper by Lea Roth, Gerard Chouin, and Adisa Ogunfolakan on the archaeology of Ile-Ife provides an historical trajectory on excavations at the city of sunrise since 1957 when Frank Willett directed a rescue excavation at Ita Yemoo, Ile-Ife (Nigeria). This Rescue excavation shed scientific light on the fortuitous discovery of rare brass artifacts by…
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Research Grant For Post-Graduate Studies*
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE PROFESSOR BABATUNDE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS RESEARCH GRANT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES* DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA Closing Date: December 20, 2021 We are pleased to announce the inaugural Professor Babatunde Agbaje-Williams Research Grant for Postgraduate Studies (Agbaje-Williams Grant). This grant program will provide a maximum of N500,000 annually over the…
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(VIDEO) Past, Present, and Future of Nigerian Archaeology
Watch this interesting video of a Professor of African Archaeology, Caleb Caleb Adebayo Folorunso Ph.D. as he talks about the history of Nigerian Archaeology, the current trend and what the future holds. This was during the 2017 Globafrica Workshop titled ‘Reconnecting Africa : Achievements and perspectives.’ Scholars present at this event include Professor Steve Afolami…
Nigerian Archaeology Gist 