Earthwork Landscapes of Protection and Regulation : Chronology, Construction, and Meaning at Sungbo’s Eredo (Southwest Nigeria), Africa’s Largest Known Structure
Figure 1 – The Eredo ditch in the vicinity of the nearby village of Eredo, Lagos State, Southwest NigeriaA site remembered as a toll gate settlement that regulated travellers entering the Ijebu Kingdom heartland according to local oral tradition© Tomos Llywelyn EvansSungbo’s Eredo is a massive line...
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Afrique : Archéologie et Arts
2025
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Tóm tắt: | Figure 1 – The Eredo ditch in the vicinity of the nearby village of Eredo, Lagos State, Southwest NigeriaA site remembered as a toll gate settlement that regulated travellers entering the Ijebu Kingdom heartland according to local oral tradition© Tomos Llywelyn EvansSungbo’s Eredo is a massive linear bank and ditch structure in southwestern Nigeria, enclosing an area of territory identified with the Ijebu Yoruba Kingdom, which at 100 miles in its total circumference is thought to be Africa’s... |
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