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• March 1, 2018

  Old Oyo archaeological research.

      Ongoing excavations at Old Oyo, a promiment powerful ancient settlement in present day Oyo state Southwestern Nigeria. The Old Oyo settlement being researched mirrors present day Oyo town in Oyo state, Nigeria. Oral history reveals that the ancient state possesed significant socio-economic and political influence spreading even beyond the Nigerian border. Archaeological investigations…
• February 16, 2018

  Want to know more about the Ile-Ife Glass BEADS? Read this…..

  This article by Tunde Babalola et al is titled “Chemical analysis of glass beads from Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (SW Nigeria): New light on raw materials, production, and interregional interactions.” You can download it here   Abstract:   The site of Igbo Olokun on the northern periphery of Ile-Ife has been recognized as a glass-working workshop for over a century.…
• November 18, 2017

  (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…
• November 7, 2017

  OLD OYO AND EDE-ILE AS HER VIBRANT COLONY

  In 2012, professor Akin Ogundiran an academic in the department of Africana studies, Anthropology and History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA. Who is also the director of upper Osun archaeological and historical project reported the influence of old Oyo empire on the establishment and development of Ede-ile. Old Oyo is believed to…
• June 25, 2017

  SCIENTISTS OF ANCIENT ILE-IFE:FASCINATING CRAFTMANSHIP

  This is an extract from a preliminary archaeological investigations carried out at Ile-Ife, southwest Nigeria by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, Department of Anthropology, Rice University, Houston Texas. The survey focused on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University. The sites that were surveyed includes Igbo Olokun, Igbo Rudi and Iyekere. But Igbo Olokun and Igbo Rudi…