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State Urged To Improve Security Around Archaeological Sites
Mr Ibrahim Salihu, Deputy Director, Niger State Museum, has called on the government to recruit a special team to guard archaeological sites against vandals. “Niger has a lot of archaeological and cultural sites that are being vandalised by unpatriotic persons. Government should recruit a special team to secure these precious valuables,” Salihu told the News…
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Secondary School Students want to know more about Archaeology (Video)
Many archaeologists who ended up being one never knew the meaning of the course at the early stage of their career. Today, it is hard to see an archaeologist who has not contributed largely to the understanding of our past in any way. Today Nigeria can boast of over 20 archaeologists in Diaspora and more…
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Director of Natural History Museum speaks fire (Video)
With the brother of Senator Omoworare, the Director of Natural history Museum, OAU spits fire as he educates the public on the need to preserve our history. This is the kind of passion we want for archaeology. .
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Archaeologists save Heritage from Suya Spot Foundation
The archaeological site of Ita Yemoo is part of a much larger series of sites at the city of Ife that give archaeologists detailed insights into the magnificent past of the great city of Ile-Ife. At Ita Yemoo, a large pavement built from fragments of pottery stands as proof of this incredible history. It was…
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First Use of Drone in Nigerian Archaeology (Video/Photos)
Did you know that archaeologists now use drones to detect and view archaeological sites? See this short video and enjoy the aerial view of the massive earthwork that surrounds the whole of Ijebu Kingdom. Scholars from Ibadan, Ife, Paris, and the US have been doing a great Job to record the fast-disappearing history of ours.
Nigerian Archaeology Gist 