Category: Yoruba
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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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(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…
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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…
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