book chapter
Geological report on the rock samples
archaeology of Benin : excavations and other researches in and around Benin City, Nigeria • Oxford • Published In 1975 • Pages: 225-228
By: Freeth, Samuel J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes the geology and soils of the area surrounding Benin City, and of various rocks found during excavations there.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Soil
- Mineral resources
- Special deposits
- Metallurgy
- 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.
- Geologist
- 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
- 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
- Not Applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1180-1500 AD
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ondo, Edo, and Delta states, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- By S. J. Freeth
- NOT COMPLETED UNTIL CORRECTIONS MADE!!!
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76361982
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- West African Regional Development