book chapter
The archaeology of Benin: excavations and other researches in and around Benin City, Nigeria
Clarendon Press • Oxford • Published In 1975 • Pages:
By: Connah, Graham.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Excavations in and around Benin City provided radiocarbon dates from stratified deposits, allowing the creation of a preliminary sequence of pottery forms and decorations: the early, middle and late phases (the early phase is within the West African Regional Development Tradition). The project included mapping the system of earthen walls and ditches in the city and the surrounding countryside, with excavation of several parts. Of particular interest are two cases of sickle cell anemia (among the earliest known at the time) and the early artistic use of copper or copper alloys.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Comparative evidence
- Water supply
- Ceramic technology
- Nonferrous metal industries
- Visual arts
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- West African Regional Development
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2022
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1961-1964
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1075-1897 AD
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Graham Connah ; with a foreword by Chief A.Y. Eke ; and other contributions by S. O. Arigbede ... [et al.]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-259) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76361982
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- West African Regional Development
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Nigeria--Benin City
- Benin City (Nigeria)--Antiquities