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Tribe Snapshots Igbo |
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South central Nigeria |
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| History: |
The ancient site of Igbo Ukwu is situated in
the modern day homelands of Igbo peoples of southern
Nigeria. Archaeological finds were first discovered
at this site in 1939 when an Igbo farmer named
Isaiah Anozie chanced upon several bronze objects
as he was digging a cistern to hold water in the
dry season. It was not until 1959 that the archaeologist
Thurstan Shaw excavated this site and discovered
that it must have been part of a storehouse for
ritual objects (Shaw 1977). Dated to the 9th or
10th century A.D., Igbo Ukwu represents one of
the earliest examples of bronze casting in sub-Saharan
Africa. |
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