Precolonial African historiography has been plagued by historical reconstructions which remain in the realm of legend because events are suspended in almost timeless relativity. This kind of reconstruction seems to erect barriers which hinder or prevent synchronization with neighboring societies and regional events. Isolated from comparative material by the lack of even a relative chronology, coupled with the difficulty of incorporating undated evidence into the mainstream of regional historiography, suggests that the basis of history has not been provided. However, if we adopt the perspective that chronology distinguishes history from legend, the onus falls directly on every historian to provide a reasonably accurate relative dating progression through which the correlation and synchronization of regional data can be assessed. Development of this objective will eventually provide the basis of regional history, social history, and a realistic reappraisal of precolonial historiography. The following discussion, therefore, endeavors to present a methodology of chronological development for a particular case study, and suggests means whereby a relative yet reliable dating progression might be determined.