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Excavations at Eredo
Tomas Evans, a PhD candidate at William & Mary has just concluded his field season at Eredo Village, Epe. His team excavated archaeological features adjacent to the massive Sungbo’s Eredo earthwork. Excavation of refuse mounds there revealed multiple generations of accumulated refuse, forming communal monuments in the landscape. Within these, they excavated hundreds of ceramics,…
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Virtual Event in Honor of Late Olusegun Moyib
We write to invite you to a virtual event in honor of the late Mr. Oluwasegun Moyib. Date: 28th December, 2021 Time: 4pm Nigeria Time (10am EST) Please click on this link to join: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/99863106061 Meeting ID: 998 6310 6061 For further information, please contact Elizabeth (eadeyemo@nd.edu) or David (daokanla@syr.edu).
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Tribute to Olusegun Moyib by Professor Akínwùnmí Ogundiran
We have lost a great man. Two issues preoccupied Mr. Moyib throughout the short time I knew him: his children and archaeology. He worked hard for both. A devoted father, loyal friend, and mentor of young archaeologists, he was the pillar of the Oyo Empire Archaeology + Heritage Project, serving as the project’s Assistant Director…
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The Exit of a Paragon
Like a subtle breeze, death took him. But before then, he was there when the birds chirped at Bara He was in sync with the earth at Ife The King at Idoko smiled at his joke “Tired” respected him for not being tired While “past” diggers craved for the aroma of his food Still, he…
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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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