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NEW RADIOCARBON DATES FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN PARTS OF IGBOLAND, SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2022

Kenechukwu Chidiogo Daniel Open the ORCID record for Kenechukwu Chidiogo Daniel [Opens in a new window] ,
Anselm Maduabuchi Ibeanu ,
Jacinta Uchenna Ikegwu  and
Emuobosa Akpo Orijemie
Kenechukwu Chidiogo Daniel*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Tourism, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Anselm Maduabuchi Ibeanu
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Jacinta Uchenna Ikegwu
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Tourism, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Emuobosa Akpo Orijemie
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
*
*Corresponding author. Email: kenechukwu.daniel@unn.edu.ng
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Abstract

This paper presents new results of radiocarbon (14C) ages from archaeological sites in northern Igboland. The study was designed to shed more light on early human occupation and activities in the study area based on sediments from cave and iron-smelting sites. The approach consisted of ethnographic, archaeological, palynological, and slag analyses; these were complemented with 14C dates. The technology adopted as well as the paleoenvironmental conditions that prevailed during the period of human settlement in both sites was revealed. These data, complemented by 14C dates, highlight the human behavioral and subsistence patterns within the region and are comparable to those from similar sites in southeastern Nigeria.

Keywords

cuestaguanohuman occupationradiocarbon dates
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Research Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 35 - 50
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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