c. 9th centuryEvent
Igbo-Ukwu bronzes and long-distance trade
The Igbo-Ukwu archaeological finds show sophisticated bronze work and trade-linked material culture in southeastern Nigeria.
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Igbo-Ukwu bronzes and long-distance trade
The Igbo-Ukwu archaeological finds show sophisticated bronze work and trade-linked material culture in southeastern Nigeria.
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The Igbo-Ukwu archaeological finds show sophisticated bronze work and trade-linked material culture in southeastern Nigeria. They complicate later colonial stereotypes that decentralized societies lacked complex political or artistic systems.